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Paula Danziger quotes

American Author August 18, 1944 – July 8, 2004

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Paula Danziger quote: "I made the choice long ago to write about real life. And life..."
I made the choice long ago to write about real life. And life is both serious and funny. Paula Danziger
In my next life, I want to be tall and thin, parallel park and make good coffee. But for now, I have lots of stuff to work out in my life, but I'll have that until the day I die. I want to write more books. Paula Danziger
Paula Danziger quote: "The books are funny and sad, and that's what people respond to."
The books are funny and sad, and that's what people respond to. Paula Danziger
I want to keep meeting new people, enlarging my circle of friends. I have great friends now... really good people. But I'm always ready for what comes next. Paula Danziger
At age 12, I was put on tranquilizers when I should have gotten help. There was nothing major and awful, I just didn't feel my family was supportive and emotionally generous. Paula Danziger
I think my books talk about kids learning to like and respect themselves and each other. You can't write a message book; you just tell the best story you know how to tell. Paula Danziger
My father was a very unhappy person, very sarcastic, and my mother was very nervous and worried about what people thought. They weren't monsters, but it wasn't a good childhood. Paula Danziger
I try to be careful because technology changes so much over the years. But some things don't change. Kids and parents have disagreements, kids try to manipulate, parents try to sit down with rules and regs. That part never changes. Paula Danziger
I didn't expect to be doing a whole bunch of Amber Browns. And because it was just one book, and the father had moved away, I didn't realize I was going to have to deal more with shared custody, divorce and all those issues. Paula Danziger
Paula Danziger quote: "I tried to write with someone else once before, but it was not..."
I tried to write with someone else once before, but it was not successful. Paula Danziger
Good writing is remembering detail. Most people want to forget. Don't forget things that were painful or embarrassing or silly. Turn them into a story that tells the truth. Paula Danziger
It's not easy being so frightened of everything. And when I think of how much I've improved in the last year, I wonder when I'll ever get finished with making changes and be really grown up. Paula Danziger
Paula Danziger quote: "I deal with unhappy marriages a lot. I've never been married,..."
I deal with unhappy marriages a lot. I've never been married, I'm single. Paula Danziger
Paula Danziger quote: "Normally, I name my characters after famous comedians."
Normally, I name my characters after famous comedians. Paula Danziger
Paula Danziger quote: "When my father would yell at me, I told myself someday I'd use..."
When my father would yell at me, I told myself someday I'd use it in a book. Paula Danziger

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