You can't say you want things to be simple and then in the next breath ask me to be honest. Margaret Mahy More Quotes by Margaret Mahy More Quotes From Margaret Mahy a man who builds a house never really dies. Margaret Mahy architecture house men I know things are unbearable but in spite of that we have to bear them. Margaret Mahy spite unbearable bears There are certainly times when my own everyday life seems to retreat so the life of the story can take me over. That is why a writer often needs space and time, so that he or she can abandon ordinary life and "live" with the characters. Margaret Mahy everyday space character The novels take longer to write than the picture book texts, and they do take a different sort of concentration. However, a very short, simple story that works well is just as exciting to me as any longer and more complex book. Margaret Mahy simple writing book When you are writing, of course, you have to do all that writing and correcting for yourself. When I was a librarian it was expected that I would know about a wide range of books. Margaret Mahy librarian writing book I once knew a house rather like The Land of Smiles - an old house occupied by a varied collection of young people, mainly students. However none of these people were true models for the characters in the book, though their way of life may have been. Margaret Mahy life book people way Ellis's understanding of himself and the world around him certainly develops because of his adventures, and part of that development comes through recognizing other people for what they are. Margaret Mahy through understanding people world They are imaginary characters. But perhaps not solely the products of my imagination, since there are some aspects of the characters that relate to my own experience of a wide variety of people. Margaret Mahy my-own experience imagination people
