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Even as a little kid, I told lots of stories, and I wrote them down, and I loved reading fiction and fantasy.
Sabaa Tahir
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Ani DiFranco - I love her.
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I think that YA stories have a lot of heart, and I think that whatever age we are, we connect to them because we sort of see ourselves in them.
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Honesty and truth in writing is so important, and I think that YA writing above all is honest, and I think that appeals to anyone of any age.
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I wanted to write something that reflected the violence and horror of the world, but I also wanted to reflect the way people fight to survive, even when society wants to crush them.
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It was hard to feel hated as a child.
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I was 5 when I got the speech about how I would have to work harder and longer than everyone else because I was brown.
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I grew up raiding my brother's comic book stash. I tried to lose myself in fiction.
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How far do you go in following orders? So many people use it as an excuse, right? 'I was following orders.' But what does that mean?
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People could be really horrible, you know? They would threaten my parents.
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When you write your first book, you're writing in a vacuum; it doesn't matter how much time it takes. And then with the second book, you're on contract, and you have deadlines, and it's a little bit tougher. And also the expectations. You don't want to let your characters down.
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When I was a kid, I worked as a clerk at my parent's motel. From when I was eight or nine, I rented rooms, helped with laundry, folding tons of towels. And then I also worked at my dad's gas station more as a young adult and as an adult.
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