Margaret Haddix Quotes

I started trying to write when I was in second or third grade.

I think I learned a lot from reading in general - even from reading badly written books.

I like the fact that kids are willing to be imaginative and go along with me when I'm telling strange tales.

I like playing around with the words; I love it when I feel like I've picked the exact right word to describe whatever it is I'm trying to describe.

Sometimes I can spend as long revising a manuscript as I spent writing it in the first place.

There's something about each of my books that I'm really proud of, and there's something about each of my books that I cringe over.

Fail big if you have to, but go down trying.

I was lucky enough not to face any required summer reading lists until I went to college. So I still think of summer as the best time to read for fun.