My daughter is a fantastic travelling companion - she's totally organised, whereas I'm hopeless. Meg Rosoff companiondaughterfantastic Change image and share on social
I, a late riser, fantasise about getting up every morning at 5 A.M. to fetch the horses in from the fields. Meg Rosoff fantasisefetchfield Change image and share on social
I can actually trace the moment I decided I couldn't be a doctor. It was in biology, they brought in these African crickets and we were supposed to dissect them - but there's no way I was touching those bugs. Meg Rosoff africanbiologybring share on social
When I was at university, there was such a strong delineation between city kids and those who had grown up the suburbs. City kids were so at home in the world, in a way that suburban kids take years to catch up, if indeed they ever can. Meg Rosoff catchcitydelineation share on social
I'm not sure I can write about America for the same reason I'm not sure I can write about adults - I have no critical distance on either place. Meg Rosoff adultamericacritical Change image and share on social
Contrary to popular belief, editors and agents are gagging for good books. Meg Rosoff agentbeliefbook Change image and share on social
My younger sister Debby had died of cancer, which started me writing - the sense of life being short. Cancer focuses your mind. Meg Rosoff cancerdebbydie Change image and share on social
In my experience, adults rarely bother reading the reviews of children's books and almost never read the books themselves - particularly if they don't have children. Meg Rosoff adultbookbother Change image and share on social
I lived in New York for 10 years, and every New Yorker sees a shrink. Meg Rosoff liveseeshrink Change image and share on social