Author: K. A. Applegate

Quotes

I think all writers write from the time they're really young, and you just start asking the question, 'What if?'

I think all writers write from the time they're really young, and you just start asking the question, 'What if?'

- K. A. Applegate

As a species, we can at times be dimwitted and cruel. But we're also capable of learning.

As a species, we can at times be dimwitted and cruel. But we're also capable of learning.

- K. A. Applegate

I love any excuse to come to New York - when it's not February.

I love any excuse to come to New York - when it's not February.

- K. A. Applegate

I really love writing, but I am very easily distracted: my two cats fighting, a rainbow, a TV show... I have to use every trick to keep myself at the computer.

I really love writing, but I am very easily distracted: my two cats fighting, a rainbow, a TV show... I have to use every trick to keep myself at the computer.

- K. A. Applegate

I think having imaginary friends is an amazing coping mechanism. It's pretty wonderful, and it makes a lot of sense to me.

I think having imaginary friends is an amazing coping mechanism. It's pretty wonderful, and it makes a lot of sense to me.

- K. A. Applegate

I hope kids feel gratitude for what they do have.

I hope kids feel gratitude for what they do have.

- K. A. Applegate

I tend to write short, brief snippets - I lean toward the chamber music end as opposed to the symphony end of things.

I tend to write short, brief snippets - I lean toward the chamber music end as opposed to the symphony end of things.

- K. A. Applegate

One of my first paid gigs was writing psychology quizzes for 'YM,' a monthly teen magazine like 'Seventeen.'

One of my first paid gigs was writing psychology quizzes for 'YM,' a monthly teen magazine like 'Seventeen.'

- K. A. Applegate

I grew up in an affluent suburban world and never worried about money until I'd grown up and found wonderfully original ways to screw up my life.

I grew up in an affluent suburban world and never worried about money until I'd grown up and found wonderfully original ways to screw up my life.

- K. A. Applegate

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