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Robin McKinley Quotes

But their strength is the strength of numbers and of stubbornness and persistence; do not underestimate it Picture Quote #1

No, but I am working up to telling you that there is no possibility of there being done what ought to be done Picture Quote #1

In fact, she would have added the rider that she wasn't sure it could be done at all, getting to know someone at any succession of such parties, however prolonged Picture Quote #1

There had been certain romantic interludes in the past that had included galloping across the desert at night; but he had never abducted any woman whose enthusiastic support for such a plan had not been secured well in advance Picture Quote #1

Sometimes it is better not to know. Sometimes when you do know you just fold up Picture Quote #1

Can you trust me, he said. Not will you. Can you. Can I trust him? What do I have to lose? Picture Quote #1

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The touch of evil poisons by the idea of it. Reject the idea, and you’ve rejected the evil Picture Quote #1

As I have said, you have no reason to trust me, and an excellent reason not to Picture Quote #1

People forgot; it was in the nature of people to forget, to blur boundaries, to retell stories to come out the way they wanted them to come out, to remember things as how they ought to be instead of how they were Picture Quote #1

Perhaps it is a human thing, to look upon such beauty and fail to encompass it Picture Quote #1

Yes, I am letting my own experience color my answer, which is what experience is for Picture Quote #1

For anyone who is: just keep writing. Keep reading. If you are meant to be a writer, a storyteller, it’ll work itself out. You just keep feeding it your energy, and giving it that crucial chance to work itself out. By reading and writing Picture Quote #1

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The story is always better than your ability to write it. My belief about this is that if you ever get to the point that you think you’ve done a story justice, you’re in the wrong business Picture Quote #1

Write what you want to read. The person you know best in this world is you. Listen to yourself. If you are excited by what you are writing, you have a much better chance of putting that excitement over to a reader Picture Quote #1

She, too, spoke only when the queen or king addressed her first, but she looked searchingly at every supplicant, and her clear face said that she had opinions about everything she heard, and that it was her proud duty to think out those opinions, and make them responsible and coherent Picture Quote #1

What you describe is how it happens to everyone: magic does slide through you, and disappear, and come back later looking like something else. And I’m sorry to tell you this, but where your magic lives will always be a great dark space with scraps you fumble for. You must learn to sniff them out in the dark Picture Quote #1

One of the biggest, and possibly the biggest, obstacle to becoming a writer... is learning to live with the fact that the wonderful story in your head is infinitely better, truer, more moving, more fascinating, more perceptive, than anything you’re going to manage to get down on paper Picture Quote #1

We had to go back to the coffeehouse: the Wreck was there. Mel had walked over. Well, I don't know about walked. He had come over without vehicular assistance anyway Picture Quote #1

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Tell me who you are. You need not tell me your name. Names have power, even human ones. Tell me where you live and what you do with your living Picture Quote #1

... there remained a strange formality between them, and her pleasure in his presence felt too much like missing him had felt during the last week Picture Quote #1

Everything was an adventure, at night, when you were where you shouldn't be, even if it was somewhere you could go perfectly well in daylight, and it was then only ordinary Picture Quote #1

All you did was sit there, he said. Why are you so tired? I sat very diligently, she said Picture Quote #1

Then marry me. For I love you, and I do not believe there is anything so wrong with you. You are fair in my eyes and you lie fair on my heart Picture Quote #1

It seems to me further, that it is very odd that fate should leave so careful a trail, and spend so little time preparing the one that must follow it Picture Quote #1

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My capacity for invention is flash hot stark, I thought. Sucker sunshade. Disembodied radar - reconnaissance. Not to mention bitter chocolate death and killer zebras. Pity about the rest of me Picture Quote #1

You are attempting to be logical, I suspect, and logic has little to do with government, and nothing at all to do with military administration Picture Quote #1

I don't put up with being messed around, and I don't suffer fools gladly. The short version of that is that I'm a bitch. Trust me, I can provide character references Picture Quote #1

She fell asleep, leaning on his chest, and he edged her a little off a particularly painful bruise, leaned his head back against the tree he had propped them up against, and closed his own eyes Picture Quote #1

One keeps searching for ease, she did not say, and not finding it, till the memories of no - pain seem only like daydreams Picture Quote #1

Tsornin's nostrils showed red, but his ears were as alert as ever, and occasionally he would rub his nose gently against the nape of her neck, just in case she was momentarily not thinking about him Picture Quote #1

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But their strength is the strength of numbers and of stubbornness and persistence; do not underestimate it (Robin McKinley Quotes) No, but I am working up to telling you that there is no possibility of there being done what ought to be done (Robin McKinley Quotes) In fact, she would have added the rider that she wasn't sure it could be done at all, getting to know someone at any succession of such parties, however prolonged (Robin McKinley Quotes) There had been certain romantic interludes in the past that had included galloping across the desert at night; but he had never abducted any woman whose enthusiastic support for such a plan had not been secured well in advance (Robin McKinley Quotes) Sometimes it is better not to know. Sometimes when you do know you just fold up (Robin McKinley Quotes) Can you trust me, he said. Not will you. Can you. Can I trust him? What do I have to lose? (Robin McKinley Quotes) The touch of evil poisons by the idea of it. Reject the idea, and you’ve rejected the evil (Robin McKinley Quotes) As I have said, you have no reason to trust me, and an excellent reason not to (Robin McKinley Quotes) People forgot; it was in the nature of people to forget, to blur boundaries, to retell stories to come out the way they wanted them to come out, to remember things as how they ought to be instead of how they were (Robin McKinley Quotes) Perhaps it is a human thing, to look upon such beauty and fail to encompass it (Robin McKinley Quotes) Yes, I am letting my own experience color my answer, which is what experience is for (Robin McKinley Quotes) For anyone who is: just keep writing. Keep reading. If you are meant to be a writer, a storyteller, it’ll work itself out. You just keep feeding it your energy, and giving it that crucial chance to work itself out. By reading and writing (Robin McKinley Quotes) The story is always better than your ability to write it. My belief about this is that if you ever get to the point that you think you’ve done a story justice, you’re in the wrong business (Robin McKinley Quotes) Write what you want to read. The person you know best in this world is you. Listen to yourself. If you are excited by what you are writing, you have a much better chance of putting that excitement over to a reader (Robin McKinley Quotes) She, too, spoke only when the queen or king addressed her first, but she looked searchingly at every supplicant, and her clear face said that she had opinions about everything she heard, and that it was her proud duty to think out those opinions, and make them responsible and coherent (Robin McKinley Quotes) What you describe is how it happens to everyone: magic does slide through you, and disappear, and come back later looking like something else. And I’m sorry to tell you this, but where your magic lives will always be a great dark space with scraps you fumble for. You must learn to sniff them out in the dark (Robin McKinley Quotes) One of the biggest, and possibly the biggest, obstacle to becoming a writer... is learning to live with the fact that the wonderful story in your head is infinitely better, truer, more moving, more fascinating, more perceptive, than anything you’re going to manage to get down on paper (Robin McKinley Quotes) We had to go back to the coffeehouse: the Wreck was there. Mel had walked over. Well, I don't know about walked. He had come over without vehicular assistance anyway (Robin McKinley Quotes) Tell me who you are. You need not tell me your name. Names have power, even human ones. Tell me where you live and what you do with your living (Robin McKinley Quotes) ... there remained a strange formality between them, and her pleasure in his presence felt too much like missing him had felt during the last week (Robin McKinley Quotes) Everything was an adventure, at night, when you were where you shouldn't be, even if it was somewhere you could go perfectly well in daylight, and it was then only ordinary (Robin McKinley Quotes) All you did was sit there, he said. Why are you so tired? I sat very diligently, she said (Robin McKinley Quotes) Then marry me. For I love you, and I do not believe there is anything so wrong with you. You are fair in my eyes and you lie fair on my heart (Robin McKinley Quotes) It seems to me further, that it is very odd that fate should leave so careful a trail, and spend so little time preparing the one that must follow it (Robin McKinley Quotes) My capacity for invention is flash hot stark, I thought. Sucker sunshade. Disembodied radar - reconnaissance. Not to mention bitter chocolate death and killer zebras. Pity about the rest of me (Robin McKinley Quotes) You are attempting to be logical, I suspect, and logic has little to do with government, and nothing at all to do with military administration (Robin McKinley Quotes) I don't put up with being messed around, and I don't suffer fools gladly. The short version of that is that I'm a bitch. Trust me, I can provide character references (Robin McKinley Quotes) She fell asleep, leaning on his chest, and he edged her a little off a particularly painful bruise, leaned his head back against the tree he had propped them up against, and closed his own eyes (Robin McKinley Quotes) One keeps searching for ease, she did not say, and not finding it, till the memories of no - pain seem only like daydreams (Robin McKinley Quotes) Tsornin's nostrils showed red, but his ears were as alert as ever, and occasionally he would rub his nose gently against the nape of her neck, just in case she was momentarily not thinking about him (Robin McKinley Quotes)

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