I read books when I was a kid, lots of books. Books always seemed like magic to me. They took you to… — Pat Murphy Copy Share Image
I've learned to write the truth. But to do that, I had to figure out what the truth was-and I had to realize that… — Pat Murphy Copy Share Image
“I thought it was a really good story,' Cindy said. She was trying to make me feel better, I think. 'I liked the way… — Pat Murphy Copy Share Image
“But when you write something down, you have to think it all the way through. Sometimes, I'm not even sure how I feel about… — Pat Murphy Copy Share Image
Sometimes, you gotta believe something crazy. Because all the other things you could believe hurt too much. — Pat Murphy Copy Share Image
If you can’t change the world with chocolate chip cookies, how can you change the world? — Pat Murphy Copy Share Image
“He arranged three hundred pairs of women’s shoes on the stairway that climbed from Taylor Street to Broadway. High heels and flats, running shoes… — Pat Murphy Copy Share Image
“We talked about each story for a while, and then Verla talked about heroes and villains. 'Nobody is all good or all bad,' she… — Pat Murphy Copy Share Image
“He was a strange lad—with a peculiar, dreamy air about him that made some think he was dim-witted. But he wasn’t stupid—he just paid… — Pat Murphy Copy Share Image
“Verla says that no one thinks of himself as a villain. Even the nastiest person thinks that he is in the right.” — Pat Murphy Copy Share Image
“I wasn't wearing war paint. But that didn't matter. I didn't need war paint. I was a different person than I had been, back… — Pat Murphy Copy Share Image
“You are afraid of us. You are afraid because you don't know what we might do.” — Pat Murphy Copy Share Image
“JOIN THE CIRCUS OF CHAOS ... juggling, stilt walking, and other skills for socially acceptable procrastination.” — Pat Murphy Copy Share Image
