I was painfully shy, and I had tremendous difficulty making friends. So, lacking friends, I watched other people. Watching is something all writers must do, and it was in junior high that I learned to do it. Alex Flinn More Quotes by Alex Flinn More Quotes From Alex Flinn I write contemporary fiction, and that is what my readers want to read. Alex Flinn contemporary-fiction want writing Since I've written many of my books from a less-than-sympathetic viewpoint, I think that being able to see things from all sides is a useful talent. Alex Flinn viewpoints book thinking Each of my books took roughly one and a half years to write. Some may have taken a shorter time to write the draft and a longer time to revise, while others were the opposite. Alex Flinn taken writing book I have a great deal of empathy for anyone who's having a hard time. I believe this ability to see another's viewpoint has served me well as a writer. Alex Flinn empathy hard-times believe Sometimes, unexpected things can happen. Alex Flinn unexpected-things unexpected sometimes The magic is over, but its effects will live forever. Alex Flinn live-forever magic forever A beautiful thing is precious no matter the price Alex Flinn beastly matter beautiful What happened to romance? Sappy, soppy longhand love letters. Alex Flinn beastly romance letters A shoe that fits one person pinches another. Alex Flinn psychology shoes individuality Maybe you actually do need to face obstacles with someone to know that they're the one you'd sacrifice for. Alex Flinn sacrifice faces needs A boy admiring a pretty girl. A rare thing to be certain. But love-true love-is something else. Alex Flinn girl love-is boys It would be so great to have someone my own age to talk to, even if it was just about books. Alex Flinn age would-be book Seem like a lot of people wear shoes they can't walk in. Alex Flinn shoes walks people In stories like Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast, they always say the heroine is 'as good as she is beautiful.' I wondered if people just wanted that to be true, wanted the beautiful to be good. I wondered if they wanted the ugly to be bad because then they wouldn't have to feel bad for them. Alex Flinn stories beautiful people
