86 Quotes by Margaret Mahy

I know things are unbearable but in spite of that we have to bear them.

Family!... You might just as well celebrate battle, murder and sudden death.

There's a lot of things you can put up with, as long as you're not related to them.

If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing twice.

You can't say you want things to be simple and then in the next breath ask me to be honest.

I don't want to die, really. I'm interested in what happens next, so I've got to keep on.

People can say what they like about the eternal verities, love and truth and so on, but nothing's as eternal as the dishes.

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

If a job’s worth doing, it’s worth doing twice.