Latest S. E. Hinton Quotes from Interviews

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• All of a sudden it felt like people were peering over my shoulder, wondering what I would write next. I was blocked for four years.

  S. E. Hinton

  Writing, Years, People

  "Author Q&A: S.E. Hinton". Interview with Colleen Oakley, www.marieclaire.com. April 30, 2007.

• My boyfriend suggested I write two pages a day. He wouldn't take me out if I hadn't done my two pages. That's how I wrote my second novel.

  S. E. Hinton

  Writing, Two, My Boyfriend

  Source: www.marieclaire.com

• I never base a character on someone I know. You can get ideas from real life, but every character you write is some aspect of yourself.

  S. E. Hinton

  Real, Writing, Character

  Interview with Colleen Oakley, www.marieclaire.com. April 30, 2007.

• I was desperate for something to read that dealt realistically with teenage life, and I thought others might be, too.

  S. E. Hinton

  Teenage, Might, Teenage Life

  "Author Q&A: S.E. Hinton". Interview with Colleen Oakley, www.marieclaire.com. April 30, 2007.

• I'm a good judge of my own work.

  S. E. Hinton

  Judging, Good Judges, My Own

  "Author Q&A: S.E. Hinton". Interview with Colleen Oakley, www.marieclaire.com. April 30, 2007.