Top 42 Quotes by Rebecca Stead

About Rebecca Stead

These are some quotes by American author Rebecca Stead Writer, who was born on January 16, 1968.

I like to write about questions that interest me, not the conclusions I've come to.

I like to write about questions that interest me, not the conclusions I've come to.

Rebecca Stead

I do try to write in ways that reflect reality, and I think that reality is rarely simple.

I do try to write in ways that reflect reality, and I think that reality is rarely simple.

Rebecca Stead

'Middle school' is used as shorthand for a time when things change. It's a time a lot of kids feel like they don't even have one good friend.

'Middle school' is used as shorthand for a time when things change. It's a time a lot of kids feel like they don't even have one good friend.

Rebecca Stead

Probably because I really love this bookmaking and storytelling world, I'd been thinking for years about the possibility of becoming a literary agent.

Probably because I really love this bookmaking and storytelling world, I'd been thinking for years about the possibility of becoming a literary agent.

Rebecca Stead

I am basically in awe of every family's ability to make decisions for their kids.

I am basically in awe of every family's ability to make decisions for their kids.

Rebecca Stead

Try really, really hard not to judge your own work too harshly.

Try really, really hard not to judge your own work too harshly.

Rebecca Stead

Anyone who's familiar with my writing schedule knows that there is always plenty of time between books for me!

Anyone who's familiar with my writing schedule knows that there is always plenty of time between books for me!

Rebecca Stead

I try to write about internal experience versus the external self. I like to present ideas, but not package them neatly.

I try to write about internal experience versus the external self. I like to present ideas, but not package them neatly.

Rebecca Stead

In so many ways, being a literary agent is an irresistible job to me. Not only does it involve all the things I love - being an advocate for others, problem solving, and going to meetings - yes, that's true, I love meetings, though everyone says it's bizarre! - but most importantly, I love working with people whose writing excites me.

Rebecca Stead

I think that my first book - I was trying to write the kind of book I would have loved as a kid. So it's sort of, like, a book inspired by my childhood reading and the passion that I felt about reading when I was a kid.

Rebecca Stead

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