76 Quotes by Mal Peet

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

I want to drink champagne from ladies' shoes.

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

I'm going to get hated for saying this, but honestly, fantasy is easy to write because you can do anything. It's like when Raymond Chandler brings in a bloke with a gun when he's stuck - in fantasy, up pops a wizard, and off we go.

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

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

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

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.

I'm not sure that when I read 'Treasure Island' for the first time, when I was about 10, I understood all the words or what was going on. But that didn't stop me reading it, and I certainly didn't forget it.