O. R. Melling Quotes

Ireland, Writer
December 2, 1952

O.R. Melling, also known as G.V. Whelan, is an author of several fantasy novels. Melling's novels are aimed at both adults and young adults and contain stories mostly written around Irish and Celtic folklore, faeries in particular.

Also known as Novelist

I'm omnivorous in my tastes, fiction and non-fiction, always several books on the go, though I'll read a novel in a day or two.

O. R. Melling
- Day
- Always
- Two
When you write for children and young adults, you have much more affect and influence on them than when you write for adults. The books that get us through our childhood stay with us for life.

O. R. Melling
- Life
- Children
- Childhood

I was fortunate in that I attended university in Canada in the early 1970s when you could take a true liberal arts degree with no programmes, majors or minors.

O. R. Melling
- True
- Early
- Canada
Life isn't as magical here, and you're not the only one who feels like you don't belong, or that it's better somewhere else. But there ARE things worth living for. And the best part is you never know what's going to happen next.

O. R. Melling
- Life
When you come to the edge of all that you know, you must believe one of two things: either there will be ground to stand on, or you will be given wings to fly.

O. R. Melling
- Believe
- Fly
All my books reflect travel adventures of some kind, and all have a soul: a spiritual or mystical underpinning.

O. R. Melling
- Soul
- Spiritual
- Travel