Quotes from Sabaa Tahir

I felt like an outcast and turned to books, fantasy in particular, to find a place for myself. Reading took me away from this world, which I needed.

When I went to college, it was so easy. And I worked two jobs while I was in school all the way through; I put myself through school. But working and studying was easy for me because I had worked so hard in high school, studying all the time. Taking only three classes and then working was an easy life in comparison.

Young readers can sense when you're not addressing what's actually going on.

Even as a little kid, I told lots of stories, and I wrote them down, and I loved reading fiction and fantasy.