"Revision is the heart of writing. Every page……" — Patricia Reilly Giff

"Revision is the heart of writing. Every page I do is done over seven or eight times."

— Patricia Reilly Giff

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17 Quotes by Patricia Reilly Giff

Patricia Reilly Giff has 17 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Drawing is what you see of the world, truly see...And sometimes what you see is so deep in your head…
Do you all have a living room floor or a bedroom floor? Then you can write a book.
What inspired me to become an author? I think it was the snow in New York. I looked out the…
I cannot outline. I do not know what the next thing is going to happen in the book until it…
Outside of family, writing is essential. To me, it's like breathing.
I loved teaching. It was my world. I only left because I was overwhelmed with three careers - teaching, writing,…
The reasons kids get into trouble in one way or another is because - Who ever told them they were…
All of my books are based in some way on my personal experiences, or the experiences of members of my…
Sometimes when I visit schools, kids will interview me for the school newspaper. They ask me questions and my answers…
To me, family is everything. I want children to realize how important their families are and what a support system…
I want to see children curled up with books, finding an awareness of themselves as they discover other people's thoughts.…
I have no special talent, you know. I never took a writing course before I began to write.

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I wish I had eight pairs of hands, and another body to shoot the specimens. — John James Audubon
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The law limits anyone from serving as president of the United States for more than eight years. And in my… — Michele Bachmann
I didn't know a time when there wasn't a war because I spent all my time from the age of… — David Bailey
Sometimes things in life take a few years to digest, and they find their way into the work later on.… — Beck
I rode horseback three miles each way to get to high school, and in bad weather it was a problem… — Ezra Taft Benson
Philately is normally a boys' hobby but for some reason it was in vogue at my junior school. Between the… — Sophie Ellis Bextor
I have led an unusual life. I have buried a father killed at age 50 and two brothers killed in… — Benazir Bhutto
My husband is such a healthy eater. Except when it comes to sweets. He never consumes anything except fruit until… — Sara Blakely
I loved riding bikes and horses. I was eight when I started having lessons, and when my father bought me… — Andrea Bocelli
Ever notice that Soup for One is eight aisles away from Party Mix? — Elayne Boosler
I knew I was going to be a journalist when I was eight years old and I saw the printing… — Geraldine Brooks

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