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Meg Rosoff Quotes

American - Writer | October 16, 1956 -

I'd like to think life has improved since 1850, despite the long hours we all seem to spend slaving over hot computers, but the psychological journeys remain the same - the search for love, identity, a meaningful place in the world.

Life Love Identity World Think Long

Although I've lived in England for more than twenty years, I still have a foreigner's passion for all the details of English history and rural life.

Life Passion History Details More

My younger sister Debby had died of cancer, which started me writing - the sense of life being short. Cancer focuses your mind.

Life Mind Me Sister Writing Short

My daughter is a fantastic travelling companion - she's totally organised, whereas I'm hopeless.

Daughter Hopeless She Companion

Your writing voice is the deepest possible reflection of who you are. The job of your voice is not to seduce or flatter or make well-shaped sentences. In your voice, your readers should be able to hear the contents of your mind, your heart, your soul.

Heart Reflection Job Soul Mind You

Life doesn't go on forever, and you don't want to drop dead without ever having done what you wanted to do.

Life You Go Done Want Dead

One of the more interesting things I've learnt since becoming a writer is that if you like the book, you'll generally like the person. It doesn't always work in reverse - there are huge numbers of lovely people out there writing not very good books.

Work Good People Writing Book You

The thing about adolescence is that you are emerging from a state of obscurity. You are coming out into the world from your family. Your family can seem normal because it is your family and all you know, but in fact it is a mess.

Family World You Know Mess Out

I think the bravest thing to write about is nothing, just to write a book in which nothing happens.

Book Think Nothing Write Just About

I know from experience that careers do not always arise from a deep sense of destiny.

Experience Destiny Deep Know Always

While working in advertising, I channelled my creative energy into elaborate escape fantasies: cake making, dog breeding, the Peace Corps.

Dog Peace Creative Cake Energy

In my experience, adults rarely bother reading the reviews of children's books and almost never read the books themselves - particularly if they don't have children.

Children Experience Reading Never

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