Sarah Mlynowski Quotes & Sayings

In the reflection I see my shoulder-length curly brown hair. My lime-green pajamas. My striped slippers. — Sarah Mlynowski

Funny how life messed with you. — Sarah Mlynowski

Yup, believe it: I was born on March 28, yet my name is April. — Sarah Mlynowski

I watch a lot of teen TV and read a lot of YA novels. I also talk to teens whenever I can. There are cultural differences between when I was a teen and now, but emotions - anger, angst, love - are the same. — Sarah Mlynowski

Department, 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012. — Sarah Mlynowski

There's a lid for every pot — Sarah Mlynowski

She said people found running to something easier than running from something. — Sarah Mlynowski

We're all crazy. What's your specific form of crazy? — Sarah Mlynowski

In 'Bras & Broomsticks,' Rachel Weinstein gets the shock of her life when she discovers that her mom and her younger sister, Miri, are both ... witches! In 'Frogs & French Kisses,' Rachel and her witchy family are back - Miri is busy zapping up ways to save the world, while Mom has gone boy crazy and become a magicaholic. — Sarah Mlynowski

When I get married I'm going to make the marriage work. Getting married is forever, no matter what my spouse does. — Sarah Mlynowski

I'm always thinking things. — Sarah Mlynowski

My cellphone calls random people. — Sarah Mlynowski

You can tell a lot about a person not just by their successes, but by how they deal with their setbacks — Sarah Mlynowski

That's our story.

How we became a we.

And that's what we are these day. A we.

When you're a group that can hear each other's thoughts, the line between I and We gets kind of blurry. — Sarah Mlynowski

Oh!" Karimah says. "It's one minute to midnight. You and Jonah and Prince had better hurry to the room of mirrors. One, two - — Sarah Mlynowski

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Do you think she's still here?" Jonah asks. — Sarah Mlynowski

Liking someone doesn't make you weak. — Sarah Mlynowski

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck chlamydia? — Sarah Mlynowski

I started a MySpace teen lit discussion group and invited people to join. — Sarah Mlynowski

Such a sensitive dog. Or maybe he just needs to go outside for other reasons. — Sarah Mlynowski

He knew he was sounding a little Holden Caulfield-esque calling everyone a phony, but he really did think everyone was a phony. — Sarah Mlynowski

I love you: You imagine hearing the words from someone not related to you, someone not your best friend, but when someone you love, someone you dream about, actually says them, it makes your body melt and your breath get caught in your chest. — Sarah Mlynowski

A guy who treats his mom well, treats his wife well. — Sarah Mlynowski

They write songs about California girls for a reason. — Sarah Mlynowski

I'm up at 8:30 every morning, and I write from about 9:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. - with some breaks, of course. I really try to see writing as a career that I turn off when my husband comes home from work. Otherwise, writing could very easily become all-consuming. — Sarah Mlynowski

No one was perfect. But we all did the best we could. I guessed you had to forgive when you could, move on when you couldn't, and love your family and friends for who they were instead of punishing them for who they weren't. — Sarah Mlynowski

When you go on vacation with people, you learn a lot about them. — Sarah Mlynowski

Normal is boring. Who wants that? — Sarah Mlynowski

I wonder-maybe the key is balance. Maybe it's about living in the moment while still keeping your eye on the big picture-on all the pictures. — Sarah Mlynowski

Dad? Um, listen. I have kind of a crazy story for you ... — Sarah Mlynowski

Lightning only strikes once," my dad said. "And when it hits, you know. — Sarah Mlynowski

Do you know I ate frog legs once?" Jonah asks. Uh-oh. "You what?" screams a horrified Frederic. "It's true!" Jonah says, clearly not catching the stop talking look I'm shooting him. "We went to a French restaurant for our dad's birthday and he ordered an appetizer of frog legs. Remember, Abby? We tried them! Both of us did!" "It was before I knew you," I tell Frederic apologetically. "They tasted like chicken!" Jonah exclaims. He's right. They did taste like chicken. "I think I'm going to throw up," Frederic moans. — Sarah Mlynowski

I always work from an outline. — Sarah Mlynowski

Just because a relationship ends, it doesn't mean it's not worth having. — Sarah Mlynowski

She looks at me strangely. "Um, no. I'm frozen. — Sarah Mlynowski

I've always wanted to be a part of that experience of writing to an audience that is just starting to fall in love with books. When I felt that my writing for adults had become cemented, I decided to write a YA series. — Sarah Mlynowski

Biological clock? I don't even own a watch. — Sarah Mlynowski

Sometimes you don't need lightning to start a fire. Sometimes, it builds on its own. — Sarah Mlynowski

Well, there are other versions of the story," I say, thinking out loud. "Besides the throwing and the kissing." "Like what?" Frederic asks. I bite my lip. This is going to be worse than the frog-legs conversation. "Well, there's the one where the princess chops off the frog's head, and then he turns into a prince," I say all in a rush. Frederic's eyes almost pop out of his head. "I do not wish to try that one. — Sarah Mlynowski

Jonah has that strange look on his face. He must have another of Maryrose's memories. Probably that she once sang a lullaby on a windy day. OR SOMETHING ELSE TOTALLY USELESS. "Is it about canoeing?" I ask, trying to be positive. He scratches his head. "It is! Maryrose was good at canoeing!" Oh! Yay! "Did she ever stop a boat?" "Yes!" he exclaims. Great! "How?" I ask. "With paddles!" he says. Argh. "Thanks for nothing, Maryrose's memories!" I yell. "We have to stop this canoe! — Sarah Mlynowski

Even though I knew my way around Facebook, Twitter terrified me. RT? OH? Hootsuite? Huh? My Twitter-savvy friends attempted to explain what a hashtag was, but, still mystified, I signed up for an online Twitter 101 class. Yes. I'm geeky like that. — Sarah Mlynowski

I feel more pressure when I'm writing for teens. I'm very aware that my audience is impressionable. Therefore, I'm far more careful about what I say and the language I use. — Sarah Mlynowski

I think that if you write what you love to read, that will be what your audience wants to read, too. — Sarah Mlynowski

Why do you think people cheat?," I asked.
"Because they're bored? Because they can? Because they're selfish and think they're entitled to anything they want? Because they don't think they'll get caught? — Sarah Mlynowski

We keep a safe distance. We only whisper. We duck into the shadows whenever Cinderella turns around. We're really good at this sneaky thing. I bet we could be spies when we grow up. We'd be the cool brother-and-sister team that gets to go to exotic — Sarah Mlynowski

Part of me could do it. Run off and get married. But another part ... Another part of me wondered if I could really trust anyone. If all relationships were all doomed. — Sarah Mlynowski

You don't just decide to have sex because you feel like having sex. You decide to have sex once you realize you're in love with someone and want to express that love physically. — Sarah Mlynowski

Again, right? But how will they know to save us? Hmm. Yopopa's supposedly a genius. That's probably — Sarah Mlynowski