Maureen Johnson Quotes - Page 4

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• People always say they can't do things, that they're impossible. They just haven't been creative enough.

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  People, Creative, Impossible

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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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• 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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• 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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• I could pretend, at least, and if I pretended long enough, maybe I could make it into a reality.

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  Reality, Long, Enough

  Maureen Johnson (2011). “The Name of the Star”, p.41, Penguin

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

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  Awkward

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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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• I like to talk. Talking is kind of my thing. If talking had been a sport option at Wexford, I would have been captain. But sports always have to involve running, jumping, or swinging your arms around. You don’t get PE points for the smooth and rapid movement of the jaw.

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  Sports, Running, Jumping

  Maureen Johnson (2013). “The Madness Underneath (Shades of London, Book 2)”, p.13, HarperCollins UK

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• No sausage?" he asked. Apparently my pork consumption habits were a matter of public record.

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  Pork, Records, Sausage

  Maureen Johnson (2011). “The Name of the Star”, p.123, Penguin

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• She looks like a jumper to me. Jumpers do that a lot, stand on the edge and stare out. Never kill yourself in a Tube station. Tip number one. You might end up down here forever, staring at the wall." Stephen coughed a little. "Just giving advice," Callum said.

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  Wall, Numbers, Giving

  Maureen Johnson (2011). “The Name of the Star”, p.132, Penguin

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• No one hid their interest when I walked into the room. I'm not sure if it was the news about Boo or my general appearance. At home, people would have asked. People would have been crawling all over me for information. At Wexford, they seemed to extract what they wanted to know by covert staring.

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  Home, People, News

  Maureen Johnson (2011). “The Name of the Star”, p.156, Penguin

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• All right. Normal rules apply." "Right." The man walked off, leaving us. "What are the normal rules?" I asked. "He walks away and has a tea break and doesn't ask any questions.

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  Men, Leaving, Tea

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• I dumped out the bag and found what had been inside was a bunched-up police uniform, complete with the vest. "Where did you get this?" Boo asked. "It's Callum's," he said. "What's he wearing?" "At the moment, not much of anything. Put it on." I noticed Book perk up a bit at this piece of information.

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  Book, Police, Bags

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• It's us," Stephen said. "Oh, thank God," said a voice. Callum emerged from behind the Dumpster. Even with all that was going on, it was hard not to take notice of this: he wore only his underpants and his socks and shoes. ...I don't think I hid my staring very well either. "Go ahead and change," Stephen said, handing me the bag. "I'll go and get the car." "Please be quick," Callum added. "This is not as fun as it appears.

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  Fun, Thinking, Shoes

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• One question," I said. "Did you tell me all that because you think I'm going to die?" "No," he said. "It's because you're doing something brave, and I felt I should too." "I'll take that as a yes," I said.

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  Thinking, Brave, Should

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• I'm the last of the mad ones.

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  Mad, Lasts

  Maureen Johnson (2011). “The Name of the Star”, p.196, Penguin

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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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