Top 16 Quotes by Patricia Reilly Giff

About Patricia Reilly Giff

These are some quotes by American author Patricia Reilly Giff Educator, who was born on April 26, 1935.

Revision is the heart of writing. Every page I do is done over seven or eight times.

Revision is the heart of writing. Every page I do is done over seven or eight times.

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.

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.

I loved teaching. It was my world. I only left because I was overwhelmed with three careers - teaching, writing, and my family.

Patricia Reilly Giff

If you have a friend, things are better than if you didn't have a friend.

If you have a friend, things are better than if you didn't have a friend.

Patricia Reilly Giff

Outside of family, writing is essential. To me, it's like breathing.

Outside of family, writing is essential. To me, it's like breathing.

Patricia Reilly Giff

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.

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

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