“I had gone to New York with no plan at all. I did a lot of jobs - barm...” — Adrian McKinty Quote

“I had gone to New York with no plan at all. I did a lot of jobs - barman, teacher, security guard, postman and construction worker - and I was meeting many eccentric characters, and they were saying funny things, which I always wrote down.”

“After secondary school, the big thing to do was apply for uni in England or Scotland and then just stay there.”

“When we moved to Australia in 2008, I decided to try to live off the writing.”

“My fifth-grade teacher, Mrs. Poppy, had us each write a 'novel,' whatever that meant to us. It must have been 10 pages long, and we bound it and colored the front. And she wrote on mine, 'I can't wait till your real novel comes out. Give me a call.'”

“President Obama and Secretary Duncan have made stronger teacher evaluation a key part of their education reform efforts. Under their signature plan, called 'Race to the Top,' states can win federal support for schools by improving teacher evaluations.”