“I got fairly good grades, but I was bad at woodwork. They said I tried...” — Jonathan Stroud Quote

“I got fairly good grades, but I was bad at woodwork. They said I tried hard, but the result was hopeless.”

“I read a bit of the Icelandic sagas. They're fascinating in that they are completely ordinary. The farmer will go off into the hills and fight a troll, and then go back and do ordinary things. It's an odd mix of fantasy and reality.”

“When I write something that would have made me laugh as a 10-year-old, or would have scared me or would have excited me, I know I'm onto something.”

“I made good grades in school.”

“I think that anybody that stays in school, gets good grades, pays the price, I think we are wealthy enough in the public and the private sector in America to make sure that every child in America that wants to continue their education, they should be able to do that.”

“From getting good grades in school, to thinking about getting a good career and settling down, we all have been running a rat race. We always thought that we were doing it for ourselves but actually we were doing it for others. Like, I realized, I never had time for myself.”