Maureen Johnson Quotes - Page 3

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• Harry Potter achieved a very special act of actual magic: it made it completely acceptable for an adult to carry around, read and enjoy a childrens book.

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  Book, Magic, Special

  "Let JK Rowling's magic dispel prejudice about her 'proper adult novel'" by Maureen Johnson, www.theguardian.com. February 27, 2012.

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• I read two mysteries a day when I was a kid. All of Agatha Christie, all of 'Sherlock Holmes.' I've seen every single British detective show ever made.

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  Kids, Two, Detectives

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• People always say they can't do things, that they're impossible. They just haven't been creative enough.

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  People, Creative, Impossible

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• One person's crazy is another person's sane, I guess.

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  Life, Crazy, Sane

  John Green, Lauren Myracle, Maureen Johnson (2009). “Let It Snow: Three Holiday Stories”, p.49, Penguin

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• Quarrels are a natural part of relationships. Making up is always the best part.

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  Natural, Quarrels, Making Up

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• The cast of Hamlet had not moved much. They had that haunted yet hopeful look in their eyes, like the ones you see in photographs of people crammed into steerage compartments, traveling to some new, unknown land.

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  Eye, Land, People

  Maureen Johnson (2013). “Suite Scarlett”, p.90, Hot Key Books

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• When I worked in theater, I was always writing things on Post-it Notes and sticking them on screens or desks. Twitter has given me a way of continuing to post those notes, only a lot of other people see them, too.

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  Writing, People, Way

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• I've heard people on panels say, 'You must have a Web site. You need to tweet. Repeat the title of your book constantly,' and I just want to say, 'Shut up. Everything you're saying is wrong.' People will know instantly if your only motivation for tweeting is to sell books.

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  Motivation, Book, People

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• I remember how, at first, I had felt the tension in his lips, as if he was trying to make a barrier between us - then they had relaxed, parted slightly. And that's when I had known he wanted to kiss me, wanted to give in. That little parting of the lips, the little sigh that came out... I would hear that sigh forever. That little, little sound when the whole world seemed to open up.

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  Kissing, Giving, Forever

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• The kids I talk to are readers, and the craziest, the most dedicated readers you will ever see.

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  Kids, Dedicated, Reader

  "Five Questions with Suite Scarlett author Maureen Johnson". Interview with Megan Cahn, www.seventeen.com. May 12, 2009.

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• Lies are a tremendous karmic setback. Keep it up and you'll come back in the next life as something without a spine. You're not fine. And you don't have to be fine.

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  Lying, Next, Spine

  Maureen Johnson (2014). “Scarlett Fever”, p.160, Hot Key Books

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• My rule is: the second you find yourself doing something you hate, quit doing it.

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  Hate, Finding Yourself, Quitting

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• Can I tell you something you really don't want to hear? He's going to break up with you. - Stuart

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  Want, Break

  John Green, Lauren Myracle, Maureen Johnson (2009). “Let It Snow: Three Holiday Stories”, p.59, Penguin

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• Having your back scratched is not the only reason to be married, but it is a good one, especially for those spots that are so hard to reach by yourself.

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  Married, Reason, Spots

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• Something about her suggested that her leisure activities included wrestling large woodland animals and banging bricks together.

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  Wrestling, Animal, Leisure Activities

  Maureen Johnson (2011). “The Name of the Star”, p.16, Penguin

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• It's us," Stephen said. "Oh, thank God," said a voice. Callum emerged from behind the Dumpster. Even with all that was going on, it was hard not to take notice of this: he wore only his underpants and his socks and shoes. ...I don't think I hid my staring very well either. "Go ahead and change," Stephen said, handing me the bag. "I'll go and get the car." "Please be quick," Callum added. "This is not as fun as it appears.

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  Fun, Thinking, Shoes

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• One question," I said. "Did you tell me all that because you think I'm going to die?" "No," he said. "It's because you're doing something brave, and I felt I should too." "I'll take that as a yes," I said.

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  Thinking, Brave, Should

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• I'm the last of the mad ones.

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  Mad, Lasts

  Maureen Johnson (2011). “The Name of the Star”, p.196, Penguin

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• I like to talk. Talking is kind of my thing. If talking had been a sport option at Wexford, I would have been captain. But sports always have to involve running, jumping, or swinging your arms around. You don’t get PE points for the smooth and rapid movement of the jaw.

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  Sports, Running, Jumping

  Maureen Johnson (2013). “The Madness Underneath (Shades of London, Book 2)”, p.13, HarperCollins UK

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• Sometimes people graduate but they don't leave. They hang around for years, for no reason. I would think of ghosts like that, I decided.

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  Thinking, Years, People

  Maureen Johnson (2011). “The Name of the Star”, p.131, Penguin

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• Some nutter's gone and pulled a Jack the Ripper.

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  Gone, Jack The Ripper

  Maureen Johnson (2011). “The Name of the Star”, p.14, Penguin

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• Do you ever sing in the car?" "Generally not. But I am driving a police car." "I think people would like a singing policeman. Makes life seem more like a musical. Like Foot-tastic." "You can talk for a long time about nothing." "I certainly can, you charming man!

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  Men, Thinking, Feet

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• I try to shake it loose-but these ideas, they cling. It's like I'm shackled to them with an iron chain. They rattle along behind me, dragging against the ground, always reminding me of their presence.

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  Ideas, Iron, Trying

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• Life is always going to be a series of ouch-making moments, and the question was, was I going to go all fetal position, or was I going to woman up? I went into fetal position on the bed to think about this. Fetal position turned out to be very comfortable.

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  Thinking, Empathy, Bed

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• Oh, the ongoing love affair between hair and mouths. Hair always goes for the mouth. The mouth opens, and hair says, "I'm going in! I'm going in!" like a manic cave diver.

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  Hair, Ongoing, Caves

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