Mal Peet Quotes

I find myself, by happy accident, writing 'Young Adult' fiction. However, I dislike such categories.

Mal Peet

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: October 5, 1947 - March 2, 2015

Topics

MyselfHappyWritingFindYoung

I wanted people to know that my grandmother was the reason why I did comedy in the first place. She pushed me to really get out there and pursue my dreams.

Jermaine Fowler

DreamsPeopleMeComedyPlaceKnow

My style was always to put the audience in the driving seat, so they feel they're a part of the action.

John Glen

StyleActionFeelDrivingAudience

Ian McShane's character in 'Deadwood' was awesome.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

CharacterAwesomeDeadwood

I have met people on the subway who have told me the most profound stories, and I am convinced we all have something to teach each other if we just slow down long enough to hear the message.

Amanda de Cadenet

I AmPeopleMeSlowEnoughLong

I'm a voracious reader - I always have a book on the go and read for at least half an hour, usually more, every night.

Stephanie Laurens

NightBookGoMoreAlwaysHalf

We're trying to put ourselves in the best position to win, period, if not this year, next year.

Tom Hicks

BestWinTryingYearNextPosition

No modest man ever did or ever will make a fortune.

Mary Wortley Montagu

ManWillFortuneMakeModestDid

When you've been locked up in a mental institution, people are going to ask questions. It was OK, because I didn't have to act perfect all the time.

Drew Barrymore

TimePeopleQuestionsYouPerfect

Low turnout in off-year races is always a challenge for Democrats. Many of our voters require information and must be contacted way ahead of Election Day - and reminded of what's at stake.

Donna Brazile

ChallengeDayInformationElection

I got out of autobiography because my story is, I was famous, it was hard for me, I got into therapy. I had trouble with food, I got a nutritionist. There's no story there.

Courtney Thorne-Smith

FoodMeStoryFamousTroubleHard

Santa Monica Bay is less polluted today than when I first moved to the area in the 1970s, because actions have been taken to avoid putting some of the noxious materials into the sea. I think people are more aware than they once were, the air is cleaner, water generally is, in spite of the fact that there are more people.

Sylvia Earle

TodaySeaWaterPeopleThinkFirst

I love almost everything about my work except conferences. I am too shy in front of an audience. But I love signings and having eye contact with a reader who already knows my soul.

Paulo Coelho

WorkLoveSoulI AmEyeMy Soul

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