I lived in New York for 10 years, and every New Yorker sees a shrink. Meg Rosoff liveseeshrink Change image and share on social
Life doesn't go on forever, and you don't want to drop dead without ever having done what you wanted to do. Meg Rosoff deaddropforever Change image and share on social
My daughter is a fantastic travelling companion - she's totally organised, whereas I'm hopeless. Meg Rosoff companiondaughterfantastic Change image and 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
As a person with the retentive mental capacity of a goldfish and a dislike of repetition, I frequently make use of the thesaurus built into my Microsoft Word U.K. Software. Meg Rosoff buildcapacitydislike Change image and share on social
Writing's a great skill, but thinking's a better one. Meg Rosoff greatskillthink Change image and share on social
Like many other people of my generation, I don't think I ever really bothered to grow up. I wasn't ever really a proper teenager until I was about 19, and maybe I got a bit stuck there, because it seemed to go on and on. Meg Rosoff bitebothergeneration 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
One of the more interesting things I've learnt since becoming a writer is that if you like the book, you'll generally like the person. It doesn't always work in reverse - there are huge numbers of lovely people out there writing not very good books. Meg Rosoff bookgenerallygood share on social
I am quite a cheerful, dark person. On the outside, I'm optimistic but I expect the worst to happen. Meg Rosoff badcheerfuldark Change image and share on social