All Patricia Reilly Giff Quotes
- Drawing is what you see of the world, truly see...And sometimes what you see is so deep in your head you're not even sure of… Deep
- Do you all have a living room floor or a bedroom floor? Then you can write a book. All
- What inspired me to become an author? I think it was the snow in New York. I looked out the window and I said, 'Well,… Author
- I cannot outline. I do not know what the next thing is going to happen in the book until it comes out of my fingers. Book
- Outside of family, writing is essential. To me, it's like breathing. Breathing
- I loved teaching. It was my world. I only left because I was overwhelmed with three careers - teaching, writing, and my family. Careers
- The reasons kids get into trouble in one way or another is because - Who ever told them they were special? Ever Told
- Revision is the heart of writing. Every page I do is done over seven or eight times. Eight
- All of my books are based in some way on my personal experiences, or the experiences of members of my family, or the stories kids… All
- 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… Answer
- To me, family is everything. I want children to realize how important their families are and what a support system a family is. Children
- I want to see children curled up with books, finding an awareness of themselves as they discover other people's thoughts. I want them to make… Awareness
- I have no special talent, you know. I never took a writing course before I began to write. Began
- Everything in my life affects my writing. There are no separate parts of my life. Affects
- If you have a friend, things are better than if you didn't have a friend. Better
- Anyone who has problems, or worries, anyone who laughs and cries, anyone who feels can write. It's only talking on paper... talking about the things… Anyone
- 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… Always Paying