Maureen Johnson Quotes - Page 4

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• Having your back scratched is not the only reason to be married, but it is a good one, especially for those spots that are so hard to reach by yourself.

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  Married, Reason, Spots

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• Harry Potter achieved a very special act of actual magic: it made it completely acceptable for an adult to carry around, read and enjoy a childrens book.

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  Book, Magic, Special

  "Let JK Rowling's magic dispel prejudice about her 'proper adult novel'" by Maureen Johnson, www.theguardian.com. February 27, 2012.

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• A woman who shaves or otherwise depilates her pubic curls has a profound interest in recreational sex.

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  Sex, Profound, Curls

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• You've never told me about your love life, Scarlett. You're a very pretty girl. You must have a boy shacked up somewhere for your personal delights. I'd bet it's a booky one, overtones of Harry Potter and a lot of black T-shirts.

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  Girl, Love Life, Boys

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• My rule is: the second you find yourself doing something you hate, quit doing it.

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  Hate, Finding Yourself, Quitting

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• The kids I talk to are readers, and the craziest, the most dedicated readers you will ever see.

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  Kids, Dedicated, Reader

  "Five Questions with Suite Scarlett author Maureen Johnson". Interview with Megan Cahn, www.seventeen.com. May 12, 2009.

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• I read two mysteries a day when I was a kid. All of Agatha Christie, all of 'Sherlock Holmes.' I've seen every single British detective show ever made.

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  Kids, Two, Detectives

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• I've heard people on panels say, 'You must have a Web site. You need to tweet. Repeat the title of your book constantly,' and I just want to say, 'Shut up. Everything you're saying is wrong.' People will know instantly if your only motivation for tweeting is to sell books.

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  Motivation, Book, People

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• When I worked in theater, I was always writing things on Post-it Notes and sticking them on screens or desks. Twitter has given me a way of continuing to post those notes, only a lot of other people see them, too.

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  Writing, People, Way

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• The cast of Hamlet had not moved much. They had that haunted yet hopeful look in their eyes, like the ones you see in photographs of people crammed into steerage compartments, traveling to some new, unknown land.

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  Eye, Land, People

  Maureen Johnson (2013). “Suite Scarlett”, p.90, Hot Key Books

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• Quarrels are a natural part of relationships. Making up is always the best part.

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  Natural, Quarrels, Making Up

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• Kissing is something that makes up for a lot of other crap you have to put up with...It can be confusing and weird and awkward, but sometimes it just makes you melt and forget everything that is going on.

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  Kissing, Forget Everything, Awkward

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• I may have been a complete lunatic, but I was a complete lunatic with manners.

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  May, Manners, Lunatic

  John Green, Lauren Myracle, Maureen Johnson (2009). “Let It Snow: Three Holiday Stories”, p.68, Penguin

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• I remember how, at first, I had felt the tension in his lips, as if he was trying to make a barrier between us - then they had relaxed, parted slightly. And that's when I had known he wanted to kiss me, wanted to give in. That little parting of the lips, the little sigh that came out... I would hear that sigh forever. That little, little sound when the whole world seemed to open up.

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  Kissing, Giving, Forever

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• Do you ever sing in the car?" "Generally not. But I am driving a police car." "I think people would like a singing policeman. Makes life seem more like a musical. Like Foot-tastic." "You can talk for a long time about nothing." "I certainly can, you charming man!

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  Men, Thinking, Feet

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• I try to shake it loose-but these ideas, they cling. It's like I'm shackled to them with an iron chain. They rattle along behind me, dragging against the ground, always reminding me of their presence.

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  Ideas, Iron, Trying

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• Don't get stabbed. It makes everything awkward.

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  Awkward

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• I don't know if there is actually more rain here in England, or if it was just that the rain seemed to be so deliberately annoying. Every drop hit the window with a peevish "Am I bothering you? Does this make you cold and wet? Oh, sorry.

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  Sorry, Rain, Bothering You

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• This is England," he explained. "Tell someone it's a procedure, and they'll believe you. The pointless procedure is one of our great natural resources.

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  Believe, England, Natural

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• Oh, the ongoing love affair between hair and mouths. Hair always goes for the mouth. The mouth opens, and hair says, "I'm going in! I'm going in!" like a manic cave diver.

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  Hair, Ongoing, Caves

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• Life is always going to be a series of ouch-making moments, and the question was, was I going to go all fetal position, or was I going to woman up? I went into fetal position on the bed to think about this. Fetal position turned out to be very comfortable.

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  Thinking, Empathy, Bed

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• Some nutter's gone and pulled a Jack the Ripper.

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  Gone, Jack The Ripper

  Maureen Johnson (2011). “The Name of the Star”, p.14, Penguin

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• Sometimes people graduate but they don't leave. They hang around for years, for no reason. I would think of ghosts like that, I decided.

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  Thinking, Years, People

  Maureen Johnson (2011). “The Name of the Star”, p.131, Penguin

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• Although it was very cold, he wore no coat. I think some English people think coats are for the weak.

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  Thinking, People, Coats

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• English rain feels obligatory, like paperwork. It dampens already damn days and slicks the stones.

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  Rain, Stones, Slick

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