Author: Patricia Reilly Giff

Quotes

Everything in my life affects my writing. There are no separate parts of my life.

Everything in my life affects my writing. There are no separate parts of my life.

- 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

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

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

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

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