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I can tell you that you will have your hearts broken more by the people you love than by the people you hate. But you must still dare to love. The rewards are worth far more than the risks.

Margaret Haddix

Hate, Heart, People

Margaret Peterson Haddix (2011). “The 39 Clues #10: Into the Gauntlet”, p.321, Scholastic Inc.

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After Ive sent my revised draft to my agent and editor, they suggest more improvement sand again, this revision phase can take anywhere from a few hours to a few months.

Margaret Haddix

Editors, Agents, Phases

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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.

Margaret Haddix

Eye, Months, Firsts

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

Margaret Haddix

Kids, Facts, Strange

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We'll have a 'rest of our lives' now.

Margaret Haddix

Our Lives

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I want to Live! Not Die, Not Hide, LIVE!

Margaret Haddix

Life, Want, Dies

Margaret Peterson Haddix (2002). “Among the Hidden”, p.130, Simon and Schuster

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I snorted "oh, beauty. What's that good for?" Mary stared, her eyes round. "It won you the prince, did it not?" I snorted again, I prefer to think that he was captivated by my charming personality." I giggled to let Mary know I was trying to make fun of myself.

Margaret Haddix

Fun, Eye, Thinking

Margaret Peterson Haddix (2015). “Just Ella”, p.91, Simon and Schuster

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The deadlines are much, much longer with books. When I was a reporter, a lot of times I'd come in at 8:30 a.m., get an assignment right away, interview somebody, turn the story in by 9:30, and have the finished story in the paper that landed on my desk by noon.

Margaret Haddix

Book, Stories, Noon

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I rise up on my tiptoes. He's already bending his head down, moving his lips toward mine. And then, well, I haven't exactly studied this, but I'm pretty sure that ours is not the most expert kiss in Sualan history. It's a little hard to figure out how we should tilt our heads so our noses don't bump. But this kiss is a promise, a vow. Come to think of it, it doesn't really matter that ours is not the most expert kiss in Sualan history. It's still the best.

Margaret Haddix

Moving, Kissing, Thinking

Margaret Peterson Haddix (2010). “Palace of Mirrors”, Simon and Schuster

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I don't know what you two are up to," Hobart said. "But you be careful now, you hear? Don't do anything I wouldn't do." "Well now, that doesn't restrict us very much, does it?" Mark teased back.

Margaret Haddix

Two, Doe, Said

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I wish, peevishly, that he didn't know anything about how soldiers sleep, how they protect their fellow soldiers. It would be nicer if I could share the cloaks warmth with him, if we could lie with our faces together, whispering into the night.

Margaret Haddix

Lying, Sleep, Night

Margaret Peterson Haddix (2010). “Palace of Mirrors”, Simon and Schuster

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The Government justifies keeping everyone else in poverty because people seem to work the hardest when they're right on the edge of survival.

Margaret Haddix

Government, People, Survival

Margaret Peterson Haddix (2002). “Among the Hidden”, p.136, Simon and Schuster

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Oh, Myr," he chokes out. "I hate having to ask this of you..." He glances towards the car again, and I crouch down in the shadows, hoping it's too dark for him to see whether the window is open or closed. The woman pats his arm, cradling her hand against his elbow. "You know I'd do anything for you and Hil," she says. I like her voice. It's throaty and rich. "You'd do anything?" my father repeats numbly. "Even now? After -?" "Even now," the woman says firmly.

Margaret Haddix

Father, Hate, Dark

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He looked at the piles of food again, and it was like he was seeing it with new eyes. This is wrong, he thought. Letting food rot while people die of hunger. It's evil.

Margaret Haddix

Sweet, Eye, Smell

"Among the Enemy".

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When writing isn't going well-then the bad thing about being a writer is that I also have the freedom and flexibility to do something badly, and no one else can fix it for me.

Margaret Haddix

Writing, Wells, Bad Things

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That porch is a happy-looking place, and my father - burdened, stoop-shouldered, cadaverously thin - doesn't seem to belong on it.

Margaret Haddix

Father, Porch, Stoops

Margaret Peterson Haddix (2008). “Double Identity”, p.4, Simon and Schuster

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

Margaret Haddix

Writing, Trying, Third Grade

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Nothing was more valuable than the printed word.

Margaret Haddix

Printed Word, Valuable, Printed

"Among the Brave".

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It's just so much fun to make up characters, situations, and everything else about a story. I have so much freedom and flexibility to do whatever I want.

Margaret Haddix

Fun, Character, Stories

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I wished I'd known weeks ago that we didn't have to be chaperoned. I remembered my old daydreams: the prince and I, alone together, cuddling and whispering... I probably would have wised up and brocken the engagement sooner.

Margaret Haddix

Cuddling, Together, Engagement

Margaret Peterson Haddix (2015). “Just Ella”, p.105, Simon and Schuster

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...even the most independent people sometimes needed help. And if I'd learned nothing else from my life thus far, it was that you don't always end up where you think you're going.

Margaret Haddix

Independent, Thinking, People

Margaret Peterson Haddix (1999). “Just Ella”, p.183, Simon and Schuster

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Born: April 9, 1964
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