Amanda Hocking Quotes - Page 4

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• I know you’ll be a good Queen, a strong, noble leader, and that’s more than these people deserve,” she said. “But don’t give too much. You need to keep some of yourself for you. And listen to your heart.

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  Strong, Queens, Heart

  Amanda Hocking (2012). “Ascend”, p.129, Pan Macmillan

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• You expect me to believe that you're being held against your will?" I raised a skeptical eyebrow. "You're roaming around the castle freely." "As are you." He turned away from me then. "Not all prisons have bars. You should know that better than anyone, Princess.

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  Believe, Princess, Roaming Around

  Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.238, Pan Macmillan

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• A foolish man thinks he knows everything. A wise man knows he doesn't.

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  Wise, Men, Thinking

  Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.115, Pan Macmillan

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• All the stereotypical ‘dude’ geeky things I like are socially acceptable, and all the stereotypical ‘lady’ geeky things I like are frowned upon….

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  Acceptable

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• My mama didn't raise any fools and she didn't raise any heroes.

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  Hero, Fool, Mama

  Amanda Hocking (2013). “Tidal”, Pan Macmillan

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• People have bad things to say about publishers, but I think they still have services, and I want to see what they are. And if they end up not being any good, I don't have to keep using them.

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  Thinking, People, Want

  "A Successful Self-Publishing Author Decides to Try the Traditional Route". www.nytimes.com. March 24, 2011.

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• My mom has a tape from when I was, like, 2 years old, talking with my grandma, telling her a story that's really elaborate about werewolves and wolves.

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  Mom, Grandma, Talking

  "A Self-Published Author's $2 Million Cinderella Story". "All things considered" with Guy Raz, www.npr.org. January 8, 2012.

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• I usually plan to read a book for a half-hour before bed, but then I end up staying awake until 3 A.M. to finish it. Fortunately, my dog doesn't mind when I keep the bedside lamp on.

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  Dog, Book, Mind

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• I think I draw most inspiration from writers like Richelle Mead and filmmakers like John Hughes. They both really understand the experience of being a teenager and how insistent and intense everything feels, but they're also smart, savvy, and fun.

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  Fun, Smart, Teenager

  "Meet Mega Bestselling Indie Heroine Amanda Hocking". Interview with Tonya Plank, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 5, 2011.

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• I have a screened in porch, and it's nice to curl up with a book outside when it's raining, especially an old battered classic like 'Pride & Prejudice & Zombies.

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  Nice, Rain, Book

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• When I was a little kid, before I learned how to write, I would tell stories.

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  Writing, Kids, Stories

  "Meet Mega Bestselling Indie Heroine Amanda Hocking". Interview with Tonya Plank, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 5, 2011.

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• I've always kind of wrote when I wanted to. Once I get the idea in my head and get it outlined out, I usually just sit and write until it's done.

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  Writing, Ideas, Done

  "Meet Mega Bestselling Indie Heroine Amanda Hocking". Interview with Tonya Plank, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 5, 2011.

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• I still have the same friends I've had for the last 15 or 20 years.

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  Years, Lasts, Stills

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• I priced my books at what I would want to spend on an electronic book.

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  Book, Want

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• If Peter Pan had been real, he would've gone mad and killed everyone in Neverland.

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  Real, Mad, Gone

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• For me to be a billion-dollar author, I need to have people buying my books at Wal-Mart.

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  Book, People, Dollars

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• I was always depressed growing up. There wasnt a reason for it, I just was. I was sad and morose. I cried a lot, I wrote a lot, and I read a lot; and that was how I dealt with it.

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  Growing Up, Reason, Morose

  "Amanda Hocking, the writer who made millions by self-publishing online" by Ed Pilkington, www.theguardian.com. January 12, 2012.

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• I’m not a bloody cockroach. What’s all this about? What are you trying to find out?

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  Trying, Cockroaches, Bloody

  Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.541, Pan Macmillan

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• I heard you're campaigning on my behalf." He walked over to me. "That wouldn't be because you'd miss me too much if I were gone,would it?" "Don't be absurd," I scoffed. "I don't condone murder, even for people like you." "People like me,huh?" He cocked an eyebrow. "You mean devilishly handsome, debonair young men who come to sweep rebellious princesses of their feet?" "You came to kidnap me, not sweep me off my feet," I said,but he waved his hand at the idea. "Semantics.

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  Princess, Mean, Men

  Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.298, Pan Macmillan

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• I hate that you do this to me. I hate how crazy you make me. I hate you! - Wendy

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  Hate, Crazy, Wendy

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• While it did smash, breaking a bottle over someone’s head requires a lot more force than movies had led me to believe.

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  Believe, Bottles, Force

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• How did you even know I wasn't in my room?" "I checked on you." Finn gave me a look like I was an idiot. "I check on you every morning." "You check on me when I'm sleeping?" I gaped at him. "Every morning?" He nodded. "I didn't know that." "Why would you know that? You're sleeping," Finn pointed out.

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  Morning, Sleep, Looks

  Amanda Hocking (2012). “Switched: Book One in the Trylle Trilogy”, p.103, Pan Macmillan

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• I need to call Matt and let him know I'm okay," I said. Finn held the passenger door open while I got inside. As soon as he got in the driver's seat, I turned to him. "Well? Can I call him?" "You really want to?" Finn asked as he started the car. "Yes, of course I do! Why is that so suprising?

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  Doors, Car, Needs

  Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.55, Pan Macmillan

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• At that moment I didn't particularly care if a band of raging marauders tried to do her in,but if there were frequent attacks on her "castle," I thought I should know.

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  Castles, Band, Care

  Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.69, Pan Macmillan

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• Yeah, but they're PURPLE pants," Bobby said as if that made some kind of distinction. "Hence, I'm awesome.

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  Purple, Pants, Kind

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