Quotes by Megan McCafferty

About Megan McCafferty:

Megan Fitzmorris McCafferty is an American author known for The New York Times bestselling Jessica Darling series of young-adult novels published between 2001 and 2009. McCafferty gained international attention in 2006 when novelist Kaavya Viswanathan was accused of plagiarizing the first two Jessica Darling novels.
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Because I've learned that you can't control what other people are going to think about you. The best you can do in life is not piss yourself off.

Megan McCafferty

I NEVER UNDERSTOOD THE POINT OF BEING SAD WHEN I COULD CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY

Megan McCafferty

As much as I don't care about those things, I think it's human nature to not want to feel totally insignificant.

Megan McCafferty

It's so much easier to convince yourself you're madly in love with someone when you know nothing about him.

Megan McCafferty

Zen cuts straight through the Quidditch match in progress and almost gets taken down by a Beater hurling a Nerf quaffle right at his machopartes.

Megan McCafferty

I'm sitting in the bleachers, watching longingly as all the boys and umbumped girls in my Personal Health and Fitness class play Muggle Quidditch. I don't even like the game very much, I think it's silly, but I so miss physical activity that I'd be t...

Megan McCafferty

Don't talk to strangers. Don't do drugs. Don't smoke. Don't drink and drive. Don't have sex. Wear a condom. Wear sunblock. Wear a seat belt. Wear a helmet. If you see something, say something. Just say no. Stop, drop, and roll. Stop, look, and listen...

Megan McCafferty

(Parentheses speak More than we dare say out loud Why, oh, why is that?)

Megan McCafferty

I find that all my best ideas come to me in my sleep.

Megan McCafferty

I have a very long pre-writing process where I'm jotting down ideas in a notebook and ripping out relevant newspaper articles - a long fact-finding mission.

Megan McCafferty

I think the only way you can become a writer is through honing your voice, creating your own voice.

Megan McCafferty

I've always been a writer. I hope to continue to write books until I can't anymore.

Megan McCafferty

I tried writing this book about a singer in a wedding band, but realized I only wanted to write the book so I could have an excuse to sing with a wedding band as research. That's not a good enough reason to write a book.

Megan McCafferty

I didn't make 'The New York Times' bestseller list until 'Charmed Thirds,' and then again for 'Fourth Comings.' It gave me a certain validation, and it certainly helps position me for future books, but it's not something I think about on a daily basi...

Megan McCafferty

I've always zoomed through life in a vain attempt to keep up with my sprinting brain. If I have to choose between doing something quickly and doing it right, I often select the speedier option.

Megan McCafferty

Plagiarism has been around far longer than the Internet. In fact, I had a poem published in 'Seventeen' magazine when I was 15 years old. About a year later I was informed that there was a girl who used that same poem to win a statewide poetry compet...

Megan McCafferty

Author Bio

  • NameMegan McCafferty
  • DescriptionAmerican novelist
  • Born1973
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionNovelist