Sometimes I can spend as long revising a manuscript as I spent writing it in the first place.
Margaret HaddixUnlike my mother, my father does not cry quietly. His wails roll out like a wave of pain, and I scramble to roll up my window. My mother cannot hear that. I cannot bear to hear it myself. I am not used to my father's crying. I've had no time to harden my heart against him.
Margaret HaddixThere's something about each of my books that I'm really proud of, and there's something about each of my books that I cringe over.
Margaret Haddix