86 Quotes by Margaret Mahy

Honestly, Tabitha, the sooner your novel is written and published the better,” Claire said crispl, seeing Barney was made uncomfortable by these comments. “No more talking about Barney’s faint. He’s better now – that’s the main thing.”“Ok- let’s talk about funerals,” Tabitha replied at once.

Pulverized by literature,' thought Miss Laburnum. 'The ideal way for a librarian to die.

You won’t forget that,” Claire assured her.“I like things written down,” Tabitha mumbled. “Then you’ve got them for good.

She wanted everyone kind and affectionate, not passionate and tormenting – everything open, no maggoty secrets and silences, and no arguments with other, darker arguments hidden in them.

I'm the Beast. You're the Beauty," he said. "It's all a story, isn't it?

What's happened to the world? she was thinking. Everything has turned terrible...and the bits that aren't terrible have gone mad. I don't understand anything anymore.

Will you still love me when I'm a monster?

All right," said Eden. "After all, we've got to hide somewhere. And even if they move on a bit faster than we can, they'll still leave signs, won't they?"Yes, they'll drip blood and leave echoes of people laughing," said Timon in a dark voice. Eden looked at him apprehensively. But then Timon laughed himself. "Joking! Joking! Only joking!" he cried, and Eden nodded, echoing his laughter rather uncertainly.

It is a good idea to know which publishers publish which stories. For example, there is no sense in sending a picture book text to a publisher who does not publish picture books.