Margaret Maron Quotes

• I came to writing mysteries through poetry and still think that a well-constructed mystery is very much like a well-constructed sonnet. Both are artificial forms. Both start off in one direction and then, with a twist of the concluding couplet/surprising ending, both reveal that they were headed somewhere different all the time.

  Margaret Maron

  Writing, Thinking, One Direction

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• Every time we start thinking we're the center of the universe, the universe turns around and says with a slightly distracted air, "I'm sorry. What'd you say your name was again?"

  Margaret Maron

  Time, Sorry, Thinking

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• I get very cranky when interrupted. I snap at people, sigh dramatically and slam my door shut.

  Margaret Maron

  Doors, People, Slam

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• A woman’s body doesn’t quit just because her heart breaks.

  Margaret Maron

  Heart, Body, Quitting

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• In this vivid depiction of the wiseguys and poor sods who drift through his flawed hero's bar, Con Lehane also shows us their modest hopes and dreams . . . There are no easy solutions in McNulty's world.

  Margaret Maron

  Dream, Hero, Bars

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