Being Lucky... Gregory Maguire

What does it mean to be "lucky"?. What sort of blessings should we be hoping to receive in our lives?

Gregory Maguire , the author of Wicked, has his own slant on how to answer those questions.

In an article about the Tony Award winning show that was based on his novel, Maguire made this observation on luck and being blessed. [People Magazine, Nov. 3, 2003]

"My stepmother used to say, 'You children are so lucky.' And I used to say, 'You'r not giving enough credit for hard work,' " [Maguire] says. "Now in middle life, I have a broader concept of what luck is. And the luck to be born with a working imagination is one of the chief blessings one could hope for."