Pat Murphy Quotes

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Pat Murphy, born on March 9, 1955, is a renowned science fiction writer whose works are praised for their unique perspective and profound exploration of social issues.

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Famous Pat Murphy Quotes

“I thought it was a really good story,' Cindy said. She was trying to make me feel better, I think. 'I liked the way it ended. When I was halfway through, I was thinking that maybe some handsome prince was going to show up and save the princess.' 'She didn't need a handsome prince,' I said. 'Those wild girls did just fine on their own.”

Girls Princesses Princes Wild Girls

Book:The Wild Girls

Source: The Wild Girls

“Verla says that nobody thinks of himself as a villain. Even the nastiest person thinks that he is in the right.”

Perspective Heroes Villains

Book:The Wild Girls

Source: The Wild Girls

“Verla says that no one thinks of himself as a villain. Even the nastiest person thinks that he is in the right.”

Perspective Heroes Villains

Author:Pat Murphy

“We talked about each story for a while, and then Verla talked about heroes and villains. 'Nobody is all good or all bad,' she told us. 'The world is painted in shades of gray.”

Heroes Villains Perpective

Book:The Wild Girls

Source: The Wild Girls

“All those square-jawed heroes of the old science fiction stories had it wrong. You can't save the world as we know it. I did what I could, and I did some good in the world. But you can't save the world without changing it.”

Heroes Change The World

Book:Bridging Infinity

Source: Bridging Infinity

“I’ve always wanted to be notorious,” Mary said. “You are well on your way.” Captain Hook said, refilling her glass of wine.”

Historical Fiction Fantasy Fiction Women S Fiction Peter Pan Sherlock Holmes Science Fiction Author

Book:The Adventures of Mary Darling

Source: The Adventures of Mary Darling

“We find the Mayan pantheon peculiar. By our standards, suicide and human sacrifice are unacceptable. We tend not to notice the peculiarities of our own culture. We accept the thousands of children who wear braces to correct their teeth, yet we consider the Maya odd for filing teeth to beautify them. Each culture defines its own idiosyncracies and then forgets that it has done so.”

Culture Idiosyncrasies

Book:The Falling Woman

Source: The Falling Woman

“I wasn't wearing war paint. But that didn't matter. I didn't need war paint. I was a different person than I had been, back then.”

War Paint

Book:The Wild Girls

Source: The Wild Girls

“If you can’t change the world with chocolate chip cookies, how can you change the world?”

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Author:Pat Murphy

“I've learned to write the truth. But to do that, I had to figure out what the truth was-and I had to realize that the truth isn't always the same for everyone. I had to realize that my truth may not be the same as your truth.”

Writing May Realizing Figures I've Learned My Truth

Book:The Wild Girls

Source: The Wild Girls

“I read books when I was a kid, lots of books. Books always seemed like magic to me. They took you to the most amazing places. When I got older, I realized that I couldn't find books that took me to all of the places I wanted to go. To go to those places, I had to write some books myself.”

Writing Book Kids Wanted Magic I Realized Most Amazing Amazing Places

Author:Pat Murphy

“Sometimes, you gotta believe something crazy. Because all the other things you could believe hurt too much.”

Believe Sometimes Hurt Too Much Crazy

Book:The Wild Girls

Source: The Wild Girls

About the Author

Born: March 9, 1955
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 12

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