Author: Patricia Reilly Giff

Quotes

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

All of my books are based in some way on my personal experiences, or the experiences of members of my family, or the stories kids would tell me in school.

All of my books are based in some way on my personal experiences, or the experiences of members of my family, or the stories kids would tell me in school.

- 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

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?'

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

To me, family is everything. I want children to realize how important their families are and what a support system a family is.

To me, family is everything. I want children to realize how important their families are and what a support system a family is.

- Patricia Reilly Giff

Similar Authors: