Maggie Stiefvater Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I can tell you that as a writer and as a reader, I regard character as king. Or queen. No matter how riveting the action or interesting the plot twists, if I don't feel like I'm meeting someone who feels real, I'm not going to be compelled to read further.”

“I'm very easily distracted unless I have music on. Listening to music while I brainstorm makes me think of scenes that would fit the mood of the music I'm playing.”

“I feel like I have so many stories basting in my mind, and they come busting out when they're ready.”

“I really love nature. I grew up in the country. But one of the things about nature is that it is beautiful but it's also very dangerous.”

“I think that whenever a book is not a challenge, I'm telling the wrong story.”

“'Misty of Chincoteague', 'The Black Stallion', the 'Saddle Club' books, I read 'em all. I was horse-crazy.”

“This object that we hold in our hands, a book... that tactile pleasure, it's just not going to go away.”

“I don't think I could ever give up music. It's what makes me tick. If there was no music, there would be no writing.”

“I'm a dirt road out in the country kind of person, but I remember thinking, I could live in Chicago.”

“Oh, filmmakers, please don't take my soft book and turn it into a horror, or take my horror and make it soft.”