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> [Sometimes when I visit schools, kids will interview me for the school newspaper. They ask me questions and my answers tend to go on and on, and they try to write down everything I'm saying as quickly as they can.…](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/)

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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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