“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.” Quote by Patricia Reilly Giff
“Outside of family, writing is essential. To me, it's like breathing.” WritingEssentialsBreathing Author:Patricia Reilly Giff
“I loved teaching. It was my world. I only left because I was overwhelmed with three careers - teaching, writing, and my family.” WorldWritingThreeLeftCareersTeachingMy FamilyOverwhelmedTeaching Writing Author:Patricia Reilly Giff
“The reasons kids get into trouble in one way or another is because - Who ever told them they were special?” WayReasonKidsTroubleSpecialOne Way Author:Patricia Reilly Giff
“Revision is the heart of writing. Every page I do is done over seven or eight times.” WritingHeartDonePagesSevenEightRevision Author:Patricia Reilly Giff
“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 would tell me in school.” WayBookStoriesKidsSchoolMembersMy FamilyPersonal Experiences 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
“To me, family is everything. I want children to realize how important their families are and what a support system a family is.” WantChildrenImportantRealizingSupportSupport SystemsFamily Is Everything Author:Patricia Reilly Giff
“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 the connection that books are people's stories, that writing is talking on paper, and I want them to write their own stories. I'd like my books to provide that connection for them.” PeopleWantWritingChildrenBookStoriesTalkingAwarenessPaperFindingsConnections Author:Patricia Reilly Giff
“I have no special talent, you know. I never took a writing course before I began to write.” KnowsWritingCoursesSpecialTalentSpecial Talents Author:Patricia Reilly Giff
“The lecturer should give the audience full reason to believe that all his powers have been exerted for their pleasure and instruction.” GivingShouldBelieveHas BeensReasonPleasureAudienceTeachingStatisticsInstructionLecturer Author:Michael Faraday