Margaret Peterson Haddix Quotes

I loved to read when I was a kid, and as soon as I realized that an actual person got to make up the books I loved so much, I decided that that was the job for me.

The truth is, time travel is hard, and people are lazy.

At times like this, Eryn didn't feel like they were just twins. They were teammates. They were partners. They were two halves of the same brain.

But things are so bad, I feel like I’m going to explode if I don’t do something.

Jen, we did it. Everyone's free now.

There's something about each of my books that I'm really proud of, and there's something about each of my books that I cringe over.

I snorted "oh, beauty. What's that good for?"Mary stared, her eyes round."It won you the prince, did it not?"I snorted again, I prefer to think that he was captivated by my charming personality." I giggled to let Mary know I was trying to make fun of myself.

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!

I like the fact that kids are willing to be imaginative and go along with me when I'm telling strange tales.

I want to Live! Not Die, Not Hide, LIVE!