Michael Scott famous quotes

03-25-2025

The strong survive, but the courageous triumph.
-- Michael Scott

#Strong #Triumph #Courageous
I'm probably better known in the US as a YA writer, I have a huge body of adult horror and fantasy behind me.
-- Michael Scott

#Body #Adults #Fantasy
They exÂpectÂed to lose. And thereÂfore, they lost. [..] PeoÂple who start thinkÂing deep dark thoughts in the midÂdle of a war start exÂpectÂing to lose.
-- Michael Scott

#War #Dark #Thinking
Good collaboration essentially boils down to personalities who work well together and are able to integrate each other's notes and ideas without killing each other.
-- Michael Scott

#Ideas #Personality #Together
Master the rules of the game until you can play it better they can.
-- Michael Scott

#Games #Play #Rules Of The Game
The biggest challenge in working together is simply listening;
-- Michael Scott

#Challenges #Listening #Together
Magic is really only the utilization of the entire spectrum of the senses. Humans have cut themselves off from their senses. Now they see only a tiny portion of the visible spectrum, hear only the loudest of sounds, their sense of smell is shockingly poor and they can only distinguish the sweetest and sourest of tastes.
-- Michael Scott

#Cutting #Smell #Magic
My specialty is mythology.There are artifacts like the hallows scattered through just about every mythology.However, what makes the Celtic hallows so interesting is that they are a self-contained group of objects.
-- Michael Scott

#Self #Interesting #Groups
Some stories wait their turn to be told, others just tap you on the shoulder and insist you tell them.
-- Michael Scott

#Waiting #Stories #Shoulders
There really is no difference in the actual writing or plotting. I choose to tell different stories for the younger reader and, of course, I would never put sex and extreme violence in a YA book. But writing for adults and children requires the same care and attention.
-- Michael Scott

#Sex #Children #Book
Do I need to be liked? Absolutely not. I like to be liked. I enjoy being liked. I have to be liked. But it's not like a compulsive need to be liked. Like my need to be praised.
-- Michael Scott

#Needs #Enjoy
In fact, writing for younger adults is tougher. They remember everything and if they spot a problem, they'll be sure to let you know.
-- Michael Scott

#Writing #Facts #Adults
Do I want to be feared or loved? That's a good question. I want both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me.
-- Michael Scott

#People #Want
Research is always the best part. As we dug deeper into the history and mythology behind each of the hallows, we discovered more and more stories - some of them deserving of novels in themselves.
-- Michael Scott

#Research #Stories #Mythology
Is there a God? If not, what are all these churches for? And who is Jesus' dad?
-- Michael Scott

#Jesus #Dad #Church
All great literary works influence us as writers, not their stories as much as their storytelling ability.
-- Michael Scott

#Stories #Influence #Storytelling
You know I hate disappointing even one person, and I really hate disappointing everyone but I love burlington coat factory
-- Michael Scott

#Hate #Coats #Disappointing
The research. It is always the best part of writing. And, of course, it is the great excuse to travel.
-- Michael Scott

#Writing #Research #Excuse
The day we stop learning is the day we die.
-- Michael Scott
My mom always used to say that average people are the most special people in the world. And that's why God made so many.
-- Michael Scott

#Mom #Average #Special People
So you should be able to see them clearly in your imagination. We always find it easier to visualize what we fear; it's what keeps us afraid of the dark." -Virginia Dare.
-- Michael Scott

#Dark #Virginia #Imagination
Adults, Sophie has decided a long time before, were really bad at making up good excuses.
-- Michael Scott

#Long #Sophie #Adults
Nicholas: One of the oldest secrets of alchemy is that every living thing, from the most complex creatures right down to the simplest leaf, carries the seeds of its creation within itself. Josh: DNA.
-- Michael Scott

#Dna #Secret #Creation
OK," Josh said evenly, "I've seen men made of mud, I guess I can accept spying rats. Do they talk?" he wondered aloud. Don't be ridiculous," Flamel snapped, "They're rats." Josh really didn't think it was a ridiculous suggestion.
-- Michael Scott

#Men #Thinking #Rats
Wait. Look. Notice. If you keep those three words in mind, you just might survive the next few days.
-- Michael Scott

#Waiting #Mind #Might

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