“We are writers. We danced with words, as children, in what became familiar patterns. The words became our friends and our companions, and without even saying it aloud, a thought danced with them: I can do this. This is who I am.” WritingChildrenI CanCan DoPatternsWho I AmFamiliarCompanionI Can Do This Author:Anna Quindlen
“Write a list of ways that you have benefited from being married to your spouse. Then write a list of your spouse's positive patterns and qualities. Keep adding to the lists and reread them frequently.” WayWritingQualityMarriageMarriedPatternsListsSpouseBeing MarriedPositive Marriage Author:Zelig Pliskin
“Shakespeare was the Homer, or father of our dramatic poets;Jonson was theVirgil, the pattern of elaborate writing; I admire him, but I love Shakespeare.” WritingFatherPoetPatternsAdmireDramatic Author:John Dryden
“I think of writing--particularly of writing picture books--as a kind of choreography. A picture book must have pace and movement and pattern. Pictures and text should, together, create the pattern, rather than simply run parallel.” ThinkingShouldWritingKindBookRunningTogetherMovementPatternsPaceParallelsChoreographyPicture Books Author:Beatrice Schenk de Regniers