“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, I have to get dressed every morning to go to teach, but if I write a book, I can stay home in my bathrobe, eat candy corn.'” IfsThinkingWritingWellsSaidI CanBookHomeTeachMorningNew YorkWindowInspiredSnowEvery MorningCandyCornCandy Corn 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 and on, and they try to write down everything I'm saying as quickly as they can. And one day, a kid holds up her hand and said, 'Do you think you could just answer 'yes' or 'no?' Aren't kids wonderful?” ThinkingWritingTryingSaidSometimesHandsKidsSchoolAsksAnswersWonderfulGoes OnOne DayNewspapersAsk MeInterviewsYes Or No Author:Patricia Reilly Giff