Even including myself, my favorite author is Eileen Spinelli, who I happen to live with. She's a terrific writer and has written several of my all-time favorites. Jerry Spinelli authoreileenfavorite Change image and share on social
Ideas come from ordinary, everyday life. And from imagination. And from feelings. And from memories. Memories of dust in my sneakers and humming whitewalls down a hill called Monkey. Jerry Spinelli calldusteveryday Change image and share on social
I never became a cowboy or baseball player, and now I'm beginning to wonder if I ever really became a writer. I find that I hesitate to put that label on myself, to define myself by what I do for a living. Jerry Spinelli baseballbegincowboy share on social
In 'Hokey Pokey,' bikes are kind of more than bikes alone. They become mustangs; they become creatures that rip up the dust as they gallop across the Great Plains. Jerry Spinelli bikecreaturedust Change image and share on social
I went to Gettysburg College, where the famous Civil War battle was fought. I majored in English. I would've liked to major in writing, but they didn't offer a major in that. Jerry Spinelli battlecivilcollege Change image and share on social
Write what you care about. If you do that, you stand the best chance of doing your best writing. Jerry Spinelli carechancestand Change image and share on social
Now I don't really write for adults or kids - I don't write for kids, I write about them. I think you need to do that, otherwise you end up preaching down. Jerry Spinelli adultendkid Change image and share on social
I seem to have a natural tendency to want to share my own observations and feelings with other people, and writing seems to be the way I'm best equipped to do that. Jerry Spinelli equipfeelingnatural Change image and share on social
I think I have a pretty goofy profile for a writer. It seems to me most writers were reading 'Little Women' when they were 6 months old. At the age of a lot of my readers, I wanted to be a major league baseball player. I didn't read much. Jerry Spinelli agebaseballgoofy share on social
I've been writing since I was sixteen. At first, I wrote mostly short stories and poetry. The first thing I ever had published was a poem about a football game. It was printed in my local newspaper. Jerry Spinelli footballgamehave Change image and share on social
