“I don't differentiate in the way that the genre creators want differentiation to be made. I feel that I have never written children's or YA stories particularly.” WayWantFeelsChildrenMadeStoriesWrittenCreatorGenreDifferentiateDifferentiation Author:Robin McKinley
“I advise those who want to become writers to study veterinary medicine, which is easier. You don't want to be a writer unless you have no choice - and if you have no choice, good luck to you.” IfsWantChoicesStudyEasierLuckMedicineAdviseGood Luck Author:Robin McKinley
“Stay a little while longer, and let everyone congratulate you - including the ones who clearly don't want to: in fact, especially the ones who clearly don't want to. You don't have to say anything but 'thank you” WantLittlesFactsIncludingSay AnythingCongratulations Book:Pegasus Source: Pegasus
“I didn’t want to know that the monster that lived under your bed when you were a kid not only really is there but used to have a few beers with your dad.” KnowsWantKidsUsedDadBedMonstersBeerYour Dad Author:Robin McKinley
“...like a grain of sand that gets into an oyster's shell. What if the grain doesn't want to become a pearl? Is it ever asked to climb out quietly and take up its old position as a bit of ocean floor?” IfsWantBitsPositionOceanSandClimbsWhat IfGrainShellsPearlsOystersGrains Of Sand Author:Robin McKinley
“Write what you want to read. The person you know best in this world is you. Listen to yourself. If you are excited by what you are writing, you have a much better chance of putting that excitement over to a reader.” IfsKnowsWorldWantWritingPersonsChanceThis WorldReaderExcitedWhat You WantExcitementListen To Yourself Author:Robin McKinley
“But the uproar this caused was nothing compared with the uproar when Katronia noticed [Rosie] had also cut her eyelashes. Various negotiations (including, finally, such desperate measures as "supposing you ever want to eat again") eventually produced the grudging promise that, in return for Katronia keeping her hair cut short, she would leave her eyelashes alone.” WantCuttingHairReturnPromiseIncludingVariousDesperateNegotiationEyelashesSupposingRosieHair CutDesperate Measures Author:Robin McKinley
