"They are imaginary characters. But perhaps not solely……" — Margaret Mahy
"They are imaginary characters. But perhaps not solely the products of my imagination, since there are some aspects of the characters that relate to my own experience of a wide variety of people."
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40 Quotes by Margaret Mahy
Margaret Mahy has 40 quotes on this site.
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I am really chained to my computer these days so I work in my bedroom, which is a room I…
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When I was a child I had a best friend who lived across the road from me. When her mother…
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Fear can give you urgent wings.
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Being a librarian certainly helped me with my writing because it made me even more of a reader, and I…
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Anyone interested in the world generally can't help being interested in young adult culture - in the music, the bands,…
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Try not to become disappointed if someone doesn't like a story you've written. Stick up for your ideas, but listen…
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My theory is that I decided to be a writer when I was about seven, but of course it is…
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Perhaps every time anyone is praised it means that someone else somewhere is going to be ignored
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Every writer has to find their own way into writing.
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Writing for young children I find I often use particular jokes with words and exaggerated, funny events, but some of…
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I've never actually been a fighter myself - fighting tires me out and I'm not an efficient fighter anyway -…
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When you are reading, someone has done a lot of work on your behalf, someone has had ideas and has…
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I feel very uneasy with a lot of aspects of the Russian life and the Russian people.
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Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control…
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I think getting married gave me a focus. It gave me a focus and direction I want to have in…
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I am conscious of trying to stretch the boundaries of non-fiction writing. It's always surprised me how little attention many…
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What are the aspects of yourself that line up with the character? You magnify those, and the ones that don't…
— Jeff Bridges
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I've always been involved with all aspects of my careers. Being behind the camera seems as natural as in front.
— Sarah Brightman
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Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.
— Leo Burnett
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Conducting, I tried it once off the cuff, and quickly realized there were subtle aspects that I was missing. There…
— Carter Burwell
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Acting is always at the core of my life, but I'm also excited about producing. I'm excited about directing, and…
— Nicolas Cage
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I'm not geeky but I have my geeky, corky moments, and then I've got some aspects of cool in me,…
— Nick Cannon
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We must carefully examine change so that we are able to discard those aspects of change which would be detrimental…
— Alex Campbell
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My dad was rubbish at all other aspects of his financial life, but he's pretty good at paying the rent.
— Robert Carlyle
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