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Aunt Diana shoved the baby at the Great One.

Berman's foot measure. Then he turned it around and I put my right foot in. That's another reason why my mother thinks Mr. Berman is good at selling

Moms come up to me at book signings.

When you're without problems," Clare said, "you're dead.

Concentrate on how good if feels to be alive. No matter what. Just to see the color of the sky, just to smell the air, and feel the wind in your face

I love you, Michael Wagner."
"Forever?" he asked.
"Forever," I said.

A person without curiosity may as well be dead.

Something awful happens to a person who grows up as a creative kid and suddenly finds no creative outlet as an adult.

My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need it.

Baby Feet (Again) Jimmy

I'm really quite bad at coming up with plot ideas. I like to create characters and just see what will happen to them when I let them loose!

But you don't want your fears to limit your possibilities.

Fear is often disguised as moral outrage.

I fell in love with books at the Elizabeth Public Library when I was four ...

attempting to block progress.

There are some people who just make you want to see how far you can go.

You can't deny they ever happened. You can't deny you ever loved them, love them still, even if loving them causes you pain

But you have to be sure you can handle the situation before you jump into it.

What's the point of thinking about how it's going to end when it's just the beginning?

I am not scared of you, I am scare of these feelings.

I can't let safety and security become the focus of my life.

Believe in yourself and you can achieve greatness in your life.

The truth will make you odd.

I am a big defender of 'Harry Potter,' and I think any book that gets kids to read are books that we should cherish, we should be thankful for them.

Do not let anyone discourage you. If they try: get determined, not depressed.

Eat it or wear it

My mother was my greatest fan.

Snoring keeps the monsters away.

because everyone knew you knitted argyle socks only for a boyfriend.

Anything could go wrong any day of the week. What's the point of worrying in advance?

Sometimes I can't read my own handwriting. That's a problem!

Some changes happen deep down inside of you. And the truth is, only you know about them. Maybe that's the way it's supposed to be.

I meet people on the street or at book signings and they tend to treat me as if they know me, as if we're connected. It's great.

You better get used to it. You're going to be on the ground a lot today, but cheer up ... tomorrow you'll be an expert.

As long as she loves me and I love her, what difference does religion make?

I'm lucky that so many children visit my website. At least I get to talk with them that way.

Sometimes spending a lot of time together can end a romance faster than anything else.

dope-pushers hang around there. But taking dope is even dumber than smoking, so nobody's going to hook me! We live on

You've got to enjoy whatever you can and forget about the rest.

The child from nine to 12 interests me very much. And so, those were the years that I like to write about, when I'm writing.

It's not so much that I like him as a person God, but as a boy he's very handsome.

Love at thirteen is nothing like love at eighteen.

It's not God's job to decide what happens," she'd said. "It's his job to help you get

Determination and hard work are as important as talent.

He even brags about his poops,

I'm an e-mail junkie though I'm trying to read my in-box only twice a day and to answer all at once.

I try to create new characters in each book I write. That's what makes writing fun and interesting for me.

When you ask, Did writing change my life? It totally changed my life. It gave me my life.

Be careful,' Irene warned Miri. 'All boys want the same thing.'
So do girls, Miri thought.

Are you there God? It's me, Margaret. I just told my mother I want a bra. Please help me grow God. You know where.

I can't think when you're in here," he said.
"What do you have to think about?"
"Making!

Things change ... things happen ... things you can't even imagine when you're young and full of hope.

I like one hair, tuna fish, the smell of rain and things that are pink. I hate pimples, baked potatoes, when my mother's mad, and religious holidays.

How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives.

The creative process; I enjoy thinking up the stories and situations for my books.

You think everything can be magically cured with vitamins?" "Everything but us.

Do you think just having a baby automatically makes you love it?'
'I'm not sure ... you might have to learn to love it, like any other person.

Little kids are amazing. They seem able to adjust to anything.

Librarians save lives: by handing the right book, at the right time, to a kid in need

Like my mother said, you can't go back to holding hands

It's funny how you can grow away from your friends, when just a few years ago they were the most important people in your life.

Are you there God? It's me, Margaret.

I wanted to write what I remembered to be true.

I made promises to you that I'm not sure I can keep.

It's strange, but when it comes right down to it I never do fall apart
even when I'm sure I will.

A person can have a happy and fulfilling life without children.

It's all about your determination, I think, as much as anything. There are a lot of people with talent, but it's that determination.

When I started to write, it was the '70s, and throughout that decade, we didn't have any problems with book challenges or censorship.

Nobody ever worries about me the way they worry about Fudge. If I decided not to eat they'd probably never even notice!

Without peanut butter, I might starve.

Precious Child ... nothing matters but the moment. There might be no tomorrow and even if there is, nobody gives a damn.

I love to talk with children. I try to visit schools but it's hard for me to travel when I'm trying to write. Some authors are able to do both.

Another thing all writers have in common is we're all observers. We pay attention to detail.

I wanted to write honest books for kids because I didn't have those when I was a kid.

We watched as the last

She wondered if all the firsts in her life would go by so quickly, and be forgotten just as quickly.

Nothing teaches you as much about writing dialogue as listening to it.

If you aren't any religion, how will you know if you should join the Y or the Jewish Community Center?

Something will be offensive to someone in every book, so you've got to fight it.

Why are we acting as if we're angry. Are we angry?

He couldn't help himself. He loved us, Francie, more than anything,

Jennie had a big smile on her face. Next thing I knew there was a puddle on

Some characters become your friends for life. That's how it was for me with Betsy-Tacy.

The best books come from someplace deep inside ... Become emotionally involved. If you don't care about your characters, your readers won't either.

Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me.

topped with whipped cream, chopped nuts

Suddenly question number four popped into my mind. Have you thought about how this relationship will end?

Terrible things can happen in this life but being in love changes everything. It gives you something to hold on to.

A library is where you meet fascinating characters you never forget.

No place has delicatessen like New York.

a real sport." The waiter popped the cork and

The only thing that works with writing is that you care so passionately about it yourself, that you make someone else care passionately about it.

What I remember when I started to write was how I couldn't wait to get up in the morning to get to my characters.

McCarthy in his typical wild swinging fashion, with no regard for facts but with a hold on his audience that is frightening,

My insides still turn over when he looks at me that certain way.

Miri, sweetheart - life is hard," Henry said, "but it's worth the struggle.

I think people who write for kids, we have that ability to go back into our own lives.

hi I hope u want to be my friends

I'm a people person. I never get tired of watching people, especially young people.

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