Patricia Reilly Giff Quotes

Patricia Reilly Giff
American Educator
Born: Apr 26, 1935
Book Family Life Me Writing You
Related authors: Bill Nye Booker T. Washington Horace Mann John W. Gardner Michael Pollan Michael Porter Temple Grandin Timothy Leary
Revision is the heart of writing. Every page I do is done over seven or eight times. Patricia Reilly Giff
Heart Writing Every Seven Over Revision Times Done Eight Page
If you have a friend, things are better than if you didn't have a friend. Patricia Reilly Giff
You Better Friend Than Things
Everything in my life affects my writing. There are no separate parts of my life. Patricia Reilly Giff
Life Writing My Life Everything Parts Affects Separate
Do you all have a living room floor or a bedroom floor? Then you can write a book. Patricia Reilly Giff
You Book Living Write Bedroom Room Then Floor Living Room
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.' Patricia Reilly Giff
Home Morning Me Book Become Every Think Corn Out Stay Eat Dressed Window Inspired Write New Looked Well Said Go Author Get Snow York New York Candy Teach
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. Patricia Reilly Giff
Book Out Fingers Outline Know Until Going Happen Cannot Next Next Thing Thing
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 or her life that appeals to me?' Patricia Reilly Giff
Life Saying Me Looking Sit About Attention Talk Always His Person Paying Appeals Her
Outside of family, writing is essential. To me, it's like breathing. Patricia Reilly Giff
Family Me Writing Outside Like Essential Breathing
The reasons kids get into trouble in one way or another is because - Who ever told them they were special? Patricia Reilly Giff
Trouble Way Kids One-Way Another Because Were Get Them Special Who Reasons Ever
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. Patricia Reilly Giff
Thoughts People Writing Own Awareness Other Books Paper Finding See Write Like Make Talking Discover Provide Up Children Want Stories Them Themselves Connection

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