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> [When I sit and talk with a person, I'm not always paying attention. I'm looking at the person and saying, 'What is it about his or her life that appeals to me?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-reilly-giff/when-i-sit-and-talk-with-a-person-i-m-not-always-paying-attention-i-m/)

[Patricia Reilly Giff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-reilly-giff/)

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## More by Patricia Reilly Giff

> [I loved teaching. It was my world. I only left because I was overwhelmed with three careers - teaching, writing, and my family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-reilly-giff/i-loved-teaching-it-was-my-world-i-only-left-because-i-was/)

[Patricia Reilly Giff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-reilly-giff/)

> [“You're going to be something, you and that language you speak on paper.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-reilly-giff/you-re-going-to-be-something-you-and-that-language-you-speak-on-paper/)

[Patricia Reilly Giff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-reilly-giff/)

> [The reasons kids get into trouble in one way or another is because - Who ever told them they were special?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-reilly-giff/the-reasons-kids-get-into-trouble-in-one-way-or-another-is-because/)

[Patricia Reilly Giff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-reilly-giff/)

> [“I want to see children curled up with books, finding an awareness of themselves as they discover other people's thoughts.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-reilly-giff/i-want-to-see-children-curled-up-with-books-finding-an-awareness-of/)

[Patricia Reilly Giff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-reilly-giff/)

> [To me, family is everything. I want children to realize how important their families are and what a support system a family is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-reilly-giff/to-me-family-is-everything-i-want-children-to-realize-how-important/)

[Patricia Reilly Giff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-reilly-giff/)

> [All of my books are based in some way on my personal experiences, or the experiences of members of my family, or the stories…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-reilly-giff/all-of-my-books-are-based-in-some-way-on-my-personal-experiences-or/)

[Patricia Reilly Giff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-reilly-giff/)

> [I myself was terrified during the Second World War. The war started when I was six, and I was so sure that we were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-reilly-giff/i-myself-was-terrified-during-the-second-world-war-the-war-started/)

[Patricia Reilly Giff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-reilly-giff/)

> [What I think of sometimes, as I read the new books - do kids really need to see such a seamy side of life?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-reilly-giff/what-i-think-of-sometimes-as-i-read-the-new-books-do-kids-really-need/)

[Patricia Reilly Giff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-reilly-giff/)

> [Outside of family, writing is essential. To me, it's like breathing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-reilly-giff/outside-of-family-writing-is-essential-to-me-it-s-like-breathing/)

[Patricia Reilly Giff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-reilly-giff/)

> [“Don't be silly,” Linda said. “Emily knew all the time.” Emily pulled an old flowerpot out of her way. “Let's look for the box,”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-reilly-giff/don-t-be-silly-linda-said-emily-knew-all-the-time-emily-pulled-an-old/)

[Patricia Reilly Giff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-reilly-giff/)

> [Sometimes when I visit schools, kids will interview me for the school newspaper. They ask me questions and my answers tend to go on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-reilly-giff/sometimes-when-i-visit-schools-kids-will-interview-me-for-the-school/)

[Patricia Reilly Giff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-reilly-giff/)

> [“The stakes are high. One sound before we escape and we’re stuck with our five-year-old brother, Steadman, for the rest of the morning. Steadman…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-reilly-giff/the-stakes-are-high-one-sound-before-we-escape-and-we-re-stuck-with/)

[Patricia Reilly Giff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-reilly-giff/)

> [“I don't really read as much but I am reading a depressing book on the Holocaust…”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-reilly-giff/i-don-t-really-read-as-much-but-i-am-reading-a-depressing-book-on-the/)

[Patricia Reilly Giff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-reilly-giff/)

> [What inspired me to become an author? I think it was the snow in New York. I looked out the window and I said,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-reilly-giff/what-inspired-me-to-become-an-author-i-think-it-was-the-snow-in-new/)

[Patricia Reilly Giff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-reilly-giff/)

> [I have no special talent, you know. I never took a writing course before I began to write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-reilly-giff/i-have-no-special-talent-you-know-i-never-took-a-writing-course/)

[Patricia Reilly Giff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-reilly-giff/)

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