How often I have tried to tell writing students that the first thing a writer must do is love the reader and wish the reader well. The writer must trust the reader to be at least as intelligent as he… — Ellen Gilchrist Copy Share Image
One thing I know is that it is a bad idea to marry someone who had bad parents. If they hated their mother, if they were hated by their mother or father, your marriage will pay for it in ways both obvious and subtle. When the chips are down, when someone is sick or loses their job or gets scared,… — Ellen Gilchrist Copy Share
“Cuddle up. Rain always stops. It always stops. It always does. -The Brown Cape” — Ellen Gilchrist Copy Share
We live at the level of our language. Whatever we can articulate we can imagine or understand or explore. — Ellen Gilchrist Copy Share Image
I love New York, but I wish they wouldn't put clothes on their dogs. — Ellen Gilchrist Copy Share Image
I never thought it was unusual to write, and I've been writing or pretending to write since before I even started school. — Ellen Gilchrist Copy Share Image
All you have to do to educate a child is leave him alone and teach him to read. The rest is brainwashing. — Ellen Gilchrist Copy Share Image
The Mississippi coast is not like south Florida, but it always seems warm enough for sandals and short-sleeved shirts, except for now and then. — Ellen Gilchrist Copy Share Image
“By the time the class ended I was back into an optimistic mood about their work. They were learning, they were working, it takes… — Ellen Gilchrist Copy Share Image
“She was always saying things like that but I let her be my best friend anyway.” — Ellen Gilchrist Copy Share Image
