Quotes by Margaret Haddix

Margaret Haddix

…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.

Independent

People

Thinking

…it’d be like looking for a needle in a burning haystack.’ ‘Oh, I’ve done that,’ Mark said airily. ‘It’s a game we used to play, after we got rid of all our livestock and didn’t need our hay no more. You throw a match into the haystack, give the fire a three-second head start, and begin looking. You can find the needle every time if you work quick

Fire

Games

Play

“Don’t let go!” he orders. Harper’s hand is dry and soothing, while mine is sweaty with fear. We’ve never held hands before. I think about what it means in the village when boys and girls only a few years older then Harper and me wander around with their hands clasped together. They’re always peering dreamily into each other’s eyes, sneaking sky kisses…and soon after, there’s a wedding.

Girl

Letting Go

Mean

A ssure you, the more I travel through time, the more I witness, the more I realize that there are things that are both strange and wonderful, far beyond human comprehension.

Realizing

Strange

Wonderful

A thousand times today I’ve started to open my mouth, started to squeak out, “Can you tell me…? But then I’d look into the front seat, at my mother’s silent shaking, my father’s grim profile, the mournful bags under his eyes, and all the questions I might ask seemed abusive. Assault and battery, a question mark used like a club. My parents are old and fragile. I’d have to heartless to want to hurt them.

Fear

Hurt

Mother

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.

Agents

Editors

Phases

Amazing, Yetta thought. Back home I couldn’t have chosen my own husband. And here I’m thinking about choosing presidents, governors, mayors, laws.

Home

Husband

Thinking

And Nedley started saying,’Shut Up!Quit that! And i knew it really meant something to him. So I asked for his help,”Mark said. “Don’t tell the story like that,” Nedley laughed. “What he said was ‘Quit pretendin you’re a bad guy I need your help, and I need it now!

Guy

Needs

Stories

And yet, I felt a surge of exhilaration just thinking about that night. Not just because I’d met the prince and fallen in love and started on my course toward happiness ever after, but because I’d made something happen. I’d done something everybody had told me I couldn’t. I’d changed my life all by myself. Having a fairy godmother would have ruined everything.

Godmother

Night

Thinking

bitter is a bad way to live!

Bitter

Way

Way To Live

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Agents

Around The Corner

Bad Things

Bigs

Bitter

Book

Celebrate

Character

Corners

Cringe

Cuddling

Dark

Dies

Doe

Dream

Editors

Engagement

Eye

Facts

Failing

Fall

Father

Fear

Feels

Fire

Firsts

Fun

Games

Girl

Godmother

Government

Guy

Hate

Hats

Heart

Home

Hurt

Husband

Independent

Jobs

Kids

Kissing

Letting Go

Life

Long

Lying

Mean

Men

Months

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Quotes by Margaret Haddix

Margaret Haddix

…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.

A ssure you, the more I travel through time, the more I witness, the more I realize that there are things that are both strange and wonderful, far beyond human comprehension.

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.

Amazing, Yetta thought. Back home I couldn’t have chosen my own husband. And here I’m thinking about choosing presidents, governors, mayors, laws.

And Nedley started saying,’Shut Up!Quit that! And i knew it really meant something to him. So I asked for his help,”Mark said. “Don’t tell the story like that,” Nedley laughed. “What he said was ‘Quit pretendin you’re a bad guy I need your help, and I need it now!

bitter is a bad way to live!

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