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I write because I have always been curious about what it would feel like to be someone else, in a different situation. Fiction is a… — Gillian Cross
The older I get, the more my curiosity grows, and every book I write is a new exploration. — Gillian Cross
Early in my career, I decided not to do sequels. I know that children enjoy them, but I valued the feeling that this was the… — Betsy Byars
I write books for all age groups - young kids, teenagers and adults - because I get a range of different ideas. — Catherine Jinks
I think about my audience when I write, to some extent. Thinking of writing for young adults, I try to keep the stories moving, never… — William Sleator
In 1965, I was teaching a seminar on freedom when I told my students that the ultimate freedom lay in casting a dice to decide… — Luke Rhinehart
My seventeen years of teaching inform my sense of audience in every line I write. — Will Hobbs
I write about times and places I would visit in a time machine, like ancient Rome or the Wild West. — Caroline Lawrence
Outlining is like putting on training wheels. It gives me the courage to write, but we always go off the outline. — Hallie Ephron
I have an ideas book at home with far more ideas than I will ever be able to write. — Jennifer Rowe
I have said with as much sincerity as I can muster that if I were thrown into a dungeon with a sentence of one hundred… — Edward P. Jones
There are those who write because they believe they have something so marvelous that it will make them famous and wealthy, a lauded commodity who… — Edward P. Jones
I write pretty much when I can. I used to be very particular about needing certain conditions for writing, but when I had children, I… — Ann Packer
Sure, I am funny and have a good sense of humor. Mostly, though, I just tell the truth. The internal dialogue people have in their… — Kara Swisher
We should realise that Hollywood is not obliged to write roles for Asian actors. — Kabir Bedi
In my day, when I was a young kid, army duty was compulsory in South Africa or you go to jail. I had the choice,… — Trevor Rabin
The things I write are combinations of all of the people that have been influences to me. — Gerry Beckley
I was a reluctant convert, and I am by no means a zealot. But the evidence is compelling: to write off wind-power is either ill-informed… — Jonathan Dimbleby
People ask me if I am going to write my memoirs. But even if I wanted to, I would not be able. I have extremely… — Bjorn Ulvaeus
I think writing is really about a journey of understanding. So you take something that seems very far away, and the more you write about… — Pico Iyer

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