168 Quotes by Julianna Baggott

The intricacy of plotting a thriller is akin to writing formal poetry.

Omission is a sin only if, in the process of deceiving, you forget the truth. Lying is a sin only if, in the process, the lie becomes the only truth.

I try not to divide plot and character. I get to know a character by what they want and fear and how those internal forces play out in their lives.

I've left the Church - for many reasons that I've written about publicly - but it's still a large part of my identity, and I still have my faith, if not my Church.

I'm a writer of faith. I was raised Catholic, and I have a deeply Catholic imagination.

People know the difference between good and evil in their hearts-if they search them. Religions twist good and evil. Their differences are the kind that need to be taught because they aren't natural.

Literature has done great work for feminism - writing and reading are a practice of empathy - and great literature will continue to do so.

His wings – she’s never seen them fully spread, massive and strong. She wants to tell him that this is how he was meant to be – as wrong as it was for her to do this to him, as wrong as it feels, he is this person in this moment, and there’s nothing more beautiful.

The basic rule of storytelling is ’show, don’t tell.