Gregory Maguire Quote

It is very difficult to make one's way in this world without being wicked at one time or another, when the world's way is so wicked to begin with.

Gregory Maguire

It is very difficult to make one's way in this world without being wicked at one time or another, when the world's way is so wicked to begin with.

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About Gregory Maguire

Gregory Maguire (born June 9, 1954) is an American novelist. He is the author of Wicked, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, and several dozen other novels for adults and children. Many of Maguire's adult novels are inspired by classic children's stories. Maguire published his first novel, The Lightning Time, in 1978. Wicked, published in 1995, was his first novel for adults. It was adapted into a popular Broadway musical in 2003, which was later adapted into a two-part musical film series, with the first film released in 2024 and the second film scheduled to be released in 2025.
Maguire is married to American painter Andy Newman, in one of the first same-sex marriages performed in the state of Massachusetts.