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Gail Carson Levine Quotes

I don’t wait for inspiration. Writing is my job Picture Quote #1

I want to be with you forever and beyond Picture Quote #1

Sometimes the kids come up with better endings than the real story Picture Quote #1

You’re Only the fairest when your fairest to yourself Picture Quote #1

I never met a word I didn’t love Picture Quote #1

He bowed. ‘The young lady must not dance alone Picture Quote #1

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I had been able to break the curse myself. I’d had to have reason enough, love enough to do it, to find the will and the strength Picture Quote #1

To me, merely and pretty were words that had nothing to do with each other. Pretty went with miraculously, and merely belonged in another paragraph entirely Picture Quote #1

When you become a teenager, you step onto a bridge. You may already be on it. The opposite shore is adulthood. Childhood lies behind. The bridge is made of wood. As you cross, it burns behind you Picture Quote #1

I didn’t write professionally at first. It took me nine years to get anything published. At the beginning I mostly wrote picture books, which were rejected by every children’s book publisher in America. The first book of mine to be accepted for publication was ELLA ENCHANTED, and not one but two publishers wanted it. That day, April 17, 1996, was one of the happiest in my life Picture Quote #1

As a child, I loved fairy tales because the story, the what-comes-next, is paramount. As an adult, I’m fascinated by their logic and illogic Picture Quote #1

I didn’t want to be a writer. First I wanted to act, and then I wanted to be a painter like my big sister Picture Quote #1

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If a big person invests time in reading, kids learn reading is important, the child is important, words are important, stories are important Picture Quote #1

Encourage children to write their own stories, and then don’t rain on their parade. Don’t say, ‘That’s not true.’ Applaud flights of fantasy. Help with spelling and grammar, but stand up and cheer the use of imagination Picture Quote #1

I had to write something and couldn’t think of a plot, so I decided to write a Cinderella story because it already had a plot! Then, when I thought about Cinderella’s character, I realized that she was too much of a goody-two-shoes for me, and I would hate her before I finished ten pages Picture Quote #1

Contemporary fiction is the hardest for me because I am not really in the popular culture - I don’t watch TV Picture Quote #1

I wrote as a kid, but I never wanted to be a writer, particularly. I had been drawing and painting for years and loved that Picture Quote #1

Do you like to slide? His voice was eager.Stair rails! Did he suspect me? I forced a sighNo, Majesty. I’m terrified of heights.Oh. His polite tone had returned.I wish I could enjoy it. This fear of heights is an affliction.He nodded, a show of sympathy but not much interest. I was losing him.Especially, I added, as I’ve grown taller Picture Quote #1

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Fate... may... be... thwarted Picture Quote #1

Crying is part of the adventure Picture Quote #1

There’s nothing wrong with reading a book you love over and over Picture Quote #1

Voices and faces aren’t manifestations of good or bad Picture Quote #1

And so, with laughter and love, we lived happily ever after Picture Quote #1

A library is infinity under a roof Picture Quote #1

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He is flawless, without a blemish. Majesic... muscular Picture Quote #1

Things change, people change, but that doesn’t mean you should forget the past Picture Quote #1

I was born singing. Most babies cry, I sang an aria Picture Quote #1

I shan’t marry a prince! Picture Quote #1

When I write, I make discoveries about my feelings Picture Quote #1

That the book is really good. and theres a prince in it to Picture Quote #1

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I don’t wait for inspiration. Writing is my job (Gail Carson Levine Quotes) I want to be with you forever and beyond (Gail Carson Levine Quotes) Sometimes the kids come up with better endings than the real story (Gail Carson Levine Quotes) You’re Only the fairest when your fairest to yourself (Gail Carson Levine Quotes) I never met a word I didn’t love (Gail Carson Levine Quotes) He bowed. ‘The young lady must not dance alone (Gail Carson Levine Quotes) I had been able to break the curse myself. I’d had to have reason enough, love enough to do it, to find the will and the strength. (Gail Carson Levine Quotes) To me, merely and pretty were words that had nothing to do with each other. Pretty went with miraculously, and merely belonged in another paragraph entirely (Gail Carson Levine Quotes) When you become a teenager, you step onto a bridge. You may already be on it. The opposite shore is adulthood. Childhood lies behind. The bridge is made of wood. As you cross, it burns behind you (Gail Carson Levine Quotes) I didn’t write professionally at first. It took me nine years to get anything published. At the beginning I mostly wrote picture books, which were rejected by every children’s book publisher in America. The first book of mine to be accepted for publication was ELLA ENCHANTED, and not one but two publishers wanted it. That day, April 17, 1996, was one of the happiest in my life (Gail Carson Levine Quotes) As a child, I loved fairy tales because the story, the what-comes-next, is paramount. As an adult, I’m fascinated by their logic and illogic. (Gail Carson Levine Quotes) I didn’t want to be a writer. First I wanted to act, and then I wanted to be a painter like my big sister. (Gail Carson Levine Quotes) If a big person invests time in reading, kids learn reading is important, the child is important, words are important, stories are important. (Gail Carson Levine Quotes) Encourage children to write their own stories, and then don’t rain on their parade. Don’t say, ‘That’s not true.’ Applaud flights of fantasy. Help with spelling and grammar, but stand up and cheer the use of imagination. (Gail Carson Levine Quotes) I had to write something and couldn’t think of a plot, so I decided to write a Cinderella story because it already had a plot! Then, when I thought about Cinderella’s character, I realized that she was too much of a goody-two-shoes for me, and I would hate her before I finished ten pages. (Gail Carson Levine Quotes) Contemporary fiction is the hardest for me because I am not really in the popular culture - I don’t watch TV. (Gail Carson Levine Quotes) I wrote as a kid, but I never wanted to be a writer, particularly. I had been drawing and painting for years and loved that. (Gail Carson Levine Quotes) Do you like to slide? His voice was eager.Stair rails! Did he suspect me? I forced a sighNo, Majesty. I’m terrified of heights.Oh. His polite tone had returned.I wish I could enjoy it. This fear of heights is an affliction.He nodded, a show of sympathy but not much interest. I was losing him.Especially, I added, as I’ve grown taller. (Gail Carson Levine Quotes) Fate... may... be... thwarted (Gail Carson Levine Quotes) Crying is part of the adventure (Gail Carson Levine Quotes) There’s nothing wrong with reading a book you love over and over (Gail Carson Levine Quotes) Voices and faces aren’t manifestations of good or bad (Gail Carson Levine Quotes) And so, with laughter and love, we lived happily ever after (Gail Carson Levine Quotes) A library is infinity under a roof (Gail Carson Levine Quotes) He is flawless, without a blemish. Majesic... muscular (Gail Carson Levine Quotes) Things change, people change, but that doesn’t mean you should forget the past (Gail Carson Levine Quotes) I was born singing. Most babies cry, I sang an aria (Gail Carson Levine Quotes) I shan’t marry a prince! (Gail Carson Levine Quotes) When I write, I make discoveries about my feelings (Gail Carson Levine Quotes) That the book is really good. and theres a prince in it to (Gail Carson Levine Quotes)

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