8 Patricia MacLachlan Quotes for You to Enjoy

Patricia MacLachlan

American Writer

Born: Mar 3, 1938

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I love to talk to children about making mistakes. It's important that I tell them about how I don't get it right the first time. We live in such a perfectionist society, and they see so many finished products and polished performances. Patricia MacLachlan

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I have great respect for children. And I have great respect for their ability as writers. Patricia MacLachlan

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Each time I write a new piece, whether a novel, a picture book, a speech or anything, really, it has so much to do with what I'm going through personally or a problem I'm trying to work out. When I wrote my novel 'Baby,' my three children had all just gone out the door. Patricia MacLachlan

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Being married to a psychologist, I realize that I learn more from imperfections. Patricia MacLachlan

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I can always tell when I'm about to start writing. I go through cycles in reading. When I'm beginning to start to write something, I start reading what I think of as good literature. I read things with wonderful language. Patricia MacLachlan

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I have to write what I can write, and writing the text of a picture book is like walking a tightrope, if you ramble off... As my friend Julius Lester says, 'A picture book is the essence of an experience.' Patricia MacLachlan

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