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Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: You do not win a war by dying

You do not win a war by dying for your country. You win a war by making sure that some poor bastard dies for his. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: A sentence that clots in your mouth is

A sentence that clots in your mouth is unlikely to flow in your mind. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: We should just bomb them back to the

We should just bomb them back to the Stone Age. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: 'Keeper' is about fathers, ultimately. and also conservation,

'Keeper' is about fathers, ultimately. and also conservation, commitment and ambition. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: As much use as tits on a fish.

As much use as tits on a fish. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: I want to entertain, but I also want

I want to entertain, but I also want to push the barriers beyond what kids are conditioned into accepting. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: So? You think people stop talking to you

So? You think people stop talking to you when they are dead? — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: Normally, I'm a grumpy old man - whenever

Normally, I'm a grumpy old man - whenever I read about celebrity, I start to grind my teeth and pull my hair; it seems synonymous with idiocy. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: I have kind of a personality defect in

I have kind of a personality defect in that I find the word 'no' hard to articulate. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: It still, after all these years, puts frost

It still, after all these years, puts frost into my blood to remember that men like LeMay and Powers had their fingers so close to the button. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: Fundamentalism - of any variety - is a

Fundamentalism - of any variety - is a form of illiteracy, in that it asserts that it is necessary to read only one book. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: Football is a bit like chess: it's not

Football is a bit like chess: it's not just the piece being moved that matters; it's also the effect that move has on all the other pieces. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: I tend to boycott all teenage reading while

I tend to boycott all teenage reading while I'm trying to write my own stuff. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: The view from here was lovely, constant, and

The view from here was lovely, constant, and never the same. Somehow, it was always sympathetic to his mood. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: But I get ahead of myself, which is

But I get ahead of myself, which is nearly as bad as getting Above Myself. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: Imagination is highly suspect. Reality is what is

Imagination is highly suspect. Reality is what is beautiful. But we are blind to it because it is familiar. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: Although I now spend most of my time

Although I now spend most of my time writing novels for teenagers and adults, 'readaloudability' is still a criterion I try to adhere to. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: I want to drink champagne from ladies' shoes.

I want to drink champagne from ladies' shoes. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: In my seaside town, there is a plethora

In my seaside town, there is a plethora of benches, each one bearing a little brass plate commemorating a deceased occupant. You sit with ghosts. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: I have to make little movies. I have

I have to make little movies. I have to sit and film. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: The screen filled with a pure and simple

The screen filled with a pure and simple blue in which a few black pixels floated. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: I'm not a great reader of historical fiction;

I'm not a great reader of historical fiction; it's not my favourite genre. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: I worry about children not having a sense

I worry about children not having a sense of any direct connection to the past. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: instead of being in history he was in

instead of being in history he was in love — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: I'm working with published authors and some very

I'm working with published authors and some very young undergraduates and lots of people in between. They are lovely people, and they can write. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: Philip Murdstone sat considering the phrase 'depths of

Philip Murdstone sat considering the phrase 'depths of despair'. Its plural implied that there were, even now, levels of it he had yet to experience. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: Shit! Those sons a bitches Russians!

Shit! Those sons a bitches Russians! — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: Bootworks' Black Box Theatre has a maximum seating

Bootworks' Black Box Theatre has a maximum seating capacity of two - as long as one of you is happy to sit on the other's lap. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: Thank God in an atheist.

Thank God in an atheist. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: The three things that kept me sane as

The three things that kept me sane as a child were bikes, books, and soccer — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: I never knew that Americans would take up

I never knew that Americans would take up soccer, and it's a gender-free sport in high school there. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: I used to play all the time. I

I used to play all the time. I would play football when it was light and read when it was dark. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: Disconnection or alienation from the past has political

Disconnection or alienation from the past has political consequences. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: I feel able to steal from Emily Dickinson

I feel able to steal from Emily Dickinson because she's both wonderful and dead. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: I was a bit odd. I read books

I was a bit odd. I read books and wanted to draw and go to art school. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: I didn't consciously make the decision to write

I didn't consciously make the decision to write an adult novel. I didn't think of it as my riposte to the YA genre. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: Freedom had no place in the Soviet System.

Freedom had no place in the Soviet System. Freedom was another word for anarchy, and that wouldn't do at all. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: Writing is a form of licensed madness.

Writing is a form of licensed madness. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: I don't really see any barrier between teenage

I don't really see any barrier between teenage fiction and adult literature. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: Yes, I still think of him as that,

Yes, I still think of him as that, call him that. It's as real as any of his other names. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: I find myself, by happy accident, writing 'Young

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

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: Fluke me, Murdstone.

Fluke me, Murdstone. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: 'Smart', in American usage, is slicker and sharper

'Smart', in American usage, is slicker and sharper than 'intelligent'; faster off the mark and quicker on its feet than deep thought. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: He used to say the uglier things are

He used to say the uglier things are the longer they live, and the ugliest things live forever. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: Sex and death, the magnetic poles of fiction,

Sex and death, the magnetic poles of fiction, attract us children's writers no less than adult authors, but we have to be more leery of their pull. — Mal Peet

Mal Peet Quotes By Mal Peet: If I were to try to describe the

If I were to try to describe the way in which I write, the only word I would use without qualification is 'slowly.' — Mal Peet