66 Quotes by Margaret Haddix

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

I loved to read when I was a kid, and as soon as I realized that an actual person got to make up the books I loved so much, I decided that that was the job for me.

Generally I finish a first draft in 2-6 months, then I set it aside for a while so that when I come back to it I can read it with fresh eyes and figure out how to improve it.

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

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.

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.

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

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