Meg Cabot
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Biography
Meggin Patricia Cabot is an American novelist. She has written and published over 80 novels of young adult and adult fiction and is best known for her young adult series The Princess Diaries, which was later adapted by Walt Disney Pictures into two feature films.
"Write the kind of story you would like to read. People will give you all sorts of advice about writing, but if you are not writing something you like, no one else will like it either."
"The fact is, I love him. He's the boy I want and one day he'll be MINE."
"Being brave is when you have to do something because you know it is right, but at the same time, you are afraid to do it, because it might hurt or whatever. But you do it anyway."
"Wait. Why am I thinking about Krispy Kremes? We’re supposed to be exercising."
"You'll blow up a helicopter, but you won't go out with me? What is wrong with you?"
"Bite me, Harry Potter."
"There will be no more British guys. Unless they are members of the royal family, of course."
"You know your Lamborghini is on fire, right?"
"And in what fairy tale would John ever be any sane person's idea of Prince Charming anyway? He was the opposite of charming. More like Prince Terrifying."
"And you can't have two stars in one relationship. Somebody has to be willing to be the wagon...at lease some of the time"
"My original inspiration was my mom: a few years after the death of my dad, she started dating one my teachers!"
"Save your rejections so that later when you are famous you can show them to people and laugh."
"My original inspiration was my mom: a few years after the death of my dad, she started dating one my teachers!"
"Read and write all the time. Never stop sending out your stuff. If you're constantly writing and sending stuff out, eventually someone will bite."
"Sorry, Bex," Jason said "You don't have the recognizable facial characteristics - such as a huge chin, or a large amount of real estate between the eyes - that would merit the bestowing of a criminal mastermind nickname such as Lockjaw or Walleye. Whereas Crazytop here...well, just look at her." "Atleast I can blow-dry my hair straight," I pointed out. "Which is more than what I can say for your nose, Hawkface."
"Cal: “Yesterday I was stuck in a car with you for eight hours.” Bastard. I didn’t even sing along with the radio. Much.Me: “Yeah. And?” Cal: “Something happened.”Me: “If you’re referring to my driving skills, may I just say I didn’t TOUCH that truck. What you felt was just the wind. We were going pretty fast. And there wasn’t even a scratch. I checked.”Every Boy's Got One"
"I just want to let you know that when I look into my future, I see nothing but you.” That’s what Chaz had whispered in my ear at some point during the wedding last night.Then he’d whispered. “And you’re not even wearing Spanx."
"To achieve self actualization, do good things for other people that you would want to be done onto yourself"
"Nikki "Brandon's never hurt anyone. He's competely sweet and adorable."I choked a little on the sip of sparkling water I'k just swallowed. If Brandon was sweet and adorable, I was Satan's bride."
"In a way, I was incrediibly proud of her (not that I had any intention of letting it show while I was beating the crap out of her)."
"One of the biggest mistakes girls can make concerning their romantic life is sitting around waiting for their prince to find them, rather than getting out there and finding him themselves."
"I think if I hadn't been a writer, I'd have been a teacher like my dad. He was a college professor, and one of my greatest regrets is that he passed away before I was able to prove to him that I wasn't going to be stuck working at Rax Roast Beef for the rest of my life!"
"I actually love writing for teens best. I had such an awful time in my own teen years - I love having the chance to relive them through my fiction."
"This is how many people become artists, musicians, writers, computer programmers, record-holding athletes, scientists... by spending time alone practicing what they love."