Quote by Celine Kiernan Download Open image ““We were watching telly the night Nan burnt the house down.”” — Celine Kiernan ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“She lay for a long time listening to the mysterious sounds given forth by old houses at night, the undefinable creakings, rustlings, and sighings,… — Edith Wharton Copy Share Image
“Nan would come to my new house, too. Getting her there would be like breaking in a wild horse, but once she’d settled into… — Anni Taylor Copy Share Image
“Please forgive my appearance. I am lately come from setting a house on fire.” — Clare Boylan Copy Share Image
“Would it be such a terrible thing if I just, I don’t know, just burned the damn house down? I mean, I wouldn’t let… — Jennifer L. Armentrout Copy Share Image
“I wasn’t home. Home wasn’t that bed and that pain. Home didn’t hurt. There were no strangers who hid their faces or their voices… — Josin L. McQuein Copy Share Image
“You know, she used to tear down parts of that house and put them back together herself.” — Eula Biss Copy Share Image
“I watched as I burned my life down. Watched it all burn, burn, burn.” — Tabatha Beshears Copy Share Image
“He was drowsy. “I hope, I hope in my heart, that the fire is out. It burned too hot.” — Robert Goolrick Copy Share Image
“It was an awkward moment. We were burning down our host's house, a situation which any guest seeks to avoid.” — Tahir Shah Copy Share Image
“I changed my mind. Get out of my house now. I'll set your things on fire and mail you the ashes.” — J. Sterling Copy Share Image
Ananna of Tanarau is a delightfully irascible heroine, inhabiting a fascinating and fresh new world that I would love to spend more time in.… — Celine Kiernan Copy Share Image
“It is possible for YA heroines to go an entire book without discussing their love lives.” — Celine Kiernan Copy Share Image
“(on teaching writing) So many writers come to class with one question dominant in their mind, 'How do I make a living from this?'… — Celine Kiernan Copy Share Image
“Interview on The Skiffy and Fanty Show 2010. In response to query that young adults may not be open to the nuances/realism in Moorehawke:… — Celine Kiernan Copy Share Image
A YA heroine does not have to pick up a weapon nor wear men's clothing to be equal to her male counterparts. — Celine Kiernan Copy Share Image
“A female character can: Like babies, Be devoted to her lover, Cry, Be gentle, Be scared, Be uncertain, Take advice, and still be a… — Celine Kiernan Copy Share Image
So many writers come to class with one question dominant in their mind, 'How do I make a living from this?' It's a fair… — Celine Kiernan Copy Share Image
“Write what is important to you, regardless of fashion or marketability or anything like that – all those things are so far out of… — Celine Kiernan Copy Share Image
“YA heroines can have romances that are subplots: can have goals other than getting/keeping a man: can put their lovers second. JUST LIKE YAheroes… — Celine Kiernan Copy Share Image
“ Do you have an audience in mind when writing? (March 2010 Bookgeeks interview ) In terms of story, the only audience I have… — Celine Kiernan Copy Share Image
“(CBI lecture, Dublin, 2008. Speaking on the challenges presented by The Moorehawke Trilogy to the YA reader) You can't choose any of these characters… — Celine Kiernan Copy Share Image
“ On the Hunger Games Fan Race fail and the portrayal of POC in fantasy literature : It is as if the POC in… — Celine Kiernan Copy Share Image
