Fate isn't some middle-aged man with a squint who won't recognize you if you change your clothes. Meg Rosoff More Quotes by Meg Rosoff More Quotes From Meg Rosoff I've spent most of my life trying to wear a persona that didn't quite fit and when I started writing books, it was like finally becoming the right person. Meg Rosoff my-liferight-personwritinglife Like many other people of my generation, I don't think I ever really bothered to grow up. I wasn't ever really a proper teenager until I was about 19, and maybe I got a bit stuck there, because it seemed to go on and on. Meg Rosoff growgenerationthinkpeople I'm not sure I can write about America for the same reason I'm not sure I can write about adults - I have no critical distance on either place. Meg Rosoff placedistancei-canamerica I can actually trace the moment I decided I couldn't be a doctor. It was in biology, they brought in these African crickets and we were supposed to dissect them - but there's no way I was touching those bugs. Meg Rosoff doctormomenti-canway I always think plot is what you fall back on if you can't write, to keep things going. Meg Rosoff backthinkyoufall The more you live, the better writer you are. Meg Rosoff livemorebetteryou I am quite a cheerful, dark person. On the outside, I'm optimistic but I expect the worst to happen. Meg Rosoff personi-amworstdark My husband is my most valuable resource. Meg Rosoff resourcemostvaluablehusband I lived in New York for 10 years, and every New Yorker sees a shrink. Meg Rosoff livednewnew-yorkyears Every day a piano doesn't fall on my head is good luck. Meg Rosoff daygoodluckfall People talk about writing convincing teenagers like it's a really clever thing to do, but it comes incredibly naturally to me. Which, of course, is slightly a worry. Meg Rosoff meworrywritingpeople I think most people struggle over a matter of years to find a satisfying way to live. Meg Rosoff thinkstrugglepeopleway I loved horses and horse books as a child. Meg Rosoff bookslovedchildhorse
