I know if I did that [career as painter] all the time I would get tired of it. — Lynne Rae Perkins Artist Copy Share Image
I don't want to make myself sound that spontaneous, because I'm not. — Lynne Rae Perkins Sound Copy Share Image
“But at least I have my health," he said. It was a joke.” — Lynne Rae Perkins Health Copy Share Image
“She was thinking that the grass really could be greener on the other side of the fence. It depended on who wa… — Lynne Rae Perkins Greener on the other side Copy Share Image
Ideas mostly come from the work itself. Often when I'm drawing, the words will be bouncing around in my head, and when… — Lynne Rae Perkins Drawing Copy Share Image
I don't feel like it's something I invented myself, rather something I absorbed and continue to do. — Lynne Rae Perkins Feel Copy Share Image
The morning time is also a time when I look at what I did yesterday. That's often a jumping-off point for today. — Lynne Rae Perkins Jumping Copy Share Image
“He was thinking that maybe love was like starting a fire with two sticks. You've always heard that it's possible, but how… — Lynne Rae Perkins Love Copy Share Image
“Life was rearranging itself; bulging in places, fraying in spots. Sometimes leaving holes big enough to see through, or even step through,… — Lynne Rae Perkins Life Copy Share Image
I [drinking coffee] for about an hour, I get dressed and go down in my studio, and that's a different kind of… — Lynne Rae Perkins Coffee Copy Share Image
With most of my books, there are some parts that pop up right away, and other parts I have to wait for. — Lynne Rae Perkins Book Copy Share Image
It really does feel, partly because of graphic novels kids read, like there's a lot of freedom with how you can use… — Lynne Rae Perkins Books Copy Share Image
I creep over to my chair and sit there with my notebook and my thermos of coffee. It's my best time for… — Lynne Rae Perkins Best time Copy Share Image
I don't think about it that much, but sometimes I am surprised by that. I sometimes wonder why I didn't turn out… — Lynne Rae Perkins Animal Copy Share Image
It's one of my favorite times of day. I'll have an array of notes, things that I want to think about. Something… — Lynne Rae Perkins Arise Copy Share Image
I remember when I was working on All Alone in the Universe, and Robin Roy was my editor. When I first sent… — Lynne Rae Perkins Age Copy Share Image
There will be scenes in a movie where people are walking through the park, or through a forest, and you're seeing the… — Lynne Rae Perkins Film Copy Share Image
I love when I'm trying to do something I don't know how to do, and it kind of figures itself out along… — Lynne Rae Perkins Artist Copy Share Image
It's really daunting when you have just spent a lot of time on something to think about tossing it out. But once… — Lynne Rae Perkins Easy Copy Share Image
“I know I'm still young and there's a lot of time for things to happen, but sometimes I think there is something… — Lynne Rae Perkins Fall in love Copy Share Image
“Debbie wondered if it was true that there was only one person in the world for every person, and if she had… — Lynne Rae Perkins Love Copy Share Image
One of my favorite moments in that book [As Easy as Falling Off the Face of the Earth] was when something happened… — Lynne Rae Perkins Book Copy Share Image
If I could make a career out of drawing little girls hiding in corners, I would do really well. — Lynne Rae Perkins Artist Copy Share Image
I had a general outline of subjects. The way I start my days is my husband brings me a thermos of coffee… — Lynne Rae Perkins Bedroom Copy Share Image
By the time I finished the book [All Alone in the Universe], Robin Roy was saying, "More pictures!" — Lynne Rae Perkins All alone Copy Share Image
I knew what infinity was. Being a previous art student, I knew about some art concepts. — Lynne Rae Perkins Art Copy Share Image
I generally have an idea where I want to go, but I don't know how I'm going to get there. — Lynne Rae Perkins Direction Copy Share Image
We had a dog, Lucky, who was fourteen years old. For the last year of his life, I would take him on… — Lynne Rae Perkins Animal Copy Share Image
“Maybe the grass is greener on the other side depends who was standing in it. Sometimes you have to go over there… — Lynne Rae Perkins Grass is greener Copy Share Image
I love that when you're writing your mind is sort of figuring things out on its own, without you directing it. — Lynne Rae Perkins Figuring Copy Share Image
I do love that discovery of when you're trying to figure out how to make something work, and it happens in a… — Lynne Rae Perkins Discovery Copy Share Image
“Their secrets inadvertently sidestepped each other, unaware, like blindfolded elephants crossing the tiny room.” — Lynne Rae Perkins Blindfolded Copy Share Image
I made a drawing for a book I'm working . It's a little drawing of a girl who's ashamed and upset and… — Lynne Rae Perkins Artist Copy Share Image
I felt ten years old and a thousand years old, but I didn't know how to be my own age. I had… — Lynne Rae Perkins Age Copy Share Image
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