--- title: "1 Actually Writing Quotes By Patti Digh" description: "1 Actually Writing quotes by Patti Digh. Plus more from Patti Digh and more Actually Writing sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d3/patti-digh-19842_books_instead-of-a-book-what-if-we-re-actually_2815686.jpg" --- > [“Instead of a book, what if we're actually writing (or not writing) in the margins of our lives? What if our lives are books? What is the sign of our presence? Are we pressing into the margins our interpretations and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-digh/instead-of-a-book-what-if-we-re-actually-writing-or-not-writing-in/) [Patti Digh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-digh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d3/patti-digh-19842_books_instead-of-a-book-what-if-we-re-actually_2815686.jpg) ## More by Patti Digh > [“It was about more fully inhabiting the life I have, not creating a new one.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-digh/it-was-about-more-fully-inhabiting-the-life-i-have-not-creating-a-new/) [Patti Digh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-digh/) > [“Don't be afraid to fall in love with ideas, with places, with subjects, with people. You'll fall in and out of love many times,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-digh/don-t-be-afraid-to-fall-in-love-with-ideas-with-places-with-subjects/) [Patti Digh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-digh/) > [“We are always - always- in choice.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-digh/we-are-always-always-in-choice/) [Patti Digh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-digh/) > [“Watch other people for clues about who they are, not just clues about how much they are or are not like you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-digh/watch-other-people-for-clues-about-who-they-are-not-just-clues-about/) [Patti Digh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-digh/) > [“What few rules appear to be in place are all made up.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-digh/what-few-rules-appear-to-be-in-place-are-all-made-up/) [Patti Digh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-digh/) > [“We can either own our circumstances and be creative in them, or we can throw up our hands and say, I cannot be held…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-digh/we-can-either-own-our-circumstances-and-be-creative-in-them-or-we-can/) [Patti Digh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-digh/) > [“Great change doesn't come with official endorsement.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-digh/great-change-doesn-t-come-with-official-endorsement/) [Patti Digh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-digh/) > [“We can create a different future - one simple, beautifully mundane, daily decision at a time.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-digh/we-can-create-a-different-future-one-simple-beautifully-mundane-daily/) [Patti Digh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-digh/) > [“Don't separate 'real' life from 'creative' life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-digh/don-t-separate-real-life-from-creative-life/) [Patti Digh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-digh/) > [“Perhaps we can recognize our way out of patterns rather than repeating our way out of them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-digh/perhaps-we-can-recognize-our-way-out-of-patterns-rather-than/) [Patti Digh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-digh/) > [“Take yourself out of the center of other people's universe - it will free you up and let the universe turn more easily.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-digh/take-yourself-out-of-the-center-of-other-people-s-universe-it-will/) [Patti Digh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-digh/) > [“Name your intention.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-digh/name-your-intention/) [Patti Digh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-digh/) > [“If I stop judging other people, I free myself from being judged, and I can dance!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-digh/if-i-stop-judging-other-people-i-free-myself-from-being-judged-and-i/) [Patti Digh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-digh/) > [“Change occurs at the edges, without permission.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-digh/change-occurs-at-the-edges-without-permission/) [Patti Digh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-digh/) > [“Equip yourself for your own needs.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-digh/equip-yourself-for-your-own-needs/) [Patti Digh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-digh/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actually-writing/patti-digh/#itemlist", "name": "1 Actually Writing Quotes By Patti Digh", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Instead of a book, what if we're actually writing (or not writing) in the margins of our lives? 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