Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson

“I'm so sick of Nancy Drew I could vomit.”

“I saw Nancy as a modern girl, up-to-date and quite capable.”

“I always wanted to be a writer. I've been writing since I was a little girl.”

“I just did it. It was a job. I was glad to have the work. There was no glory in it.”

“I rather enjoyed the newspaper work. You were in the thick of things... When you write a book, you're not in the thick of things.”

“I never felt I was locked in a room writing. I was out in a plane, or on a boat, or somewhere. I was a fast writer.”

“I didn't think they were any great shakes. I thought it was a rather trivial kind of writing.”

“I think that Nancy's appeal is that she is an independent person, and she is a go-getter.”

“I don't retire. I'll probably die at my typewriter.”

“I'm not looking for fame. I just wanted a job.”

“I'm not a feminist, but I'm all for women having a career.”

“I had a lot of fun with them. After the first one, I didn't get any instructions. I was on my own.”

“I'm a newspaper person. That's been my life.”

“Life is a great adventure, and you've got to live it.”

“I was an adventurous person. I flew my own plane.”