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 childfamilyimportant Change image and share on social
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 bookfingerhappen Change image and share on social
Revision is the heart of writing. Every page I do is done over seven or eight times. Patricia Reilly Giff heartpagerevision Change image and share on social
If you have a friend, things are better than if you didn't have a friend. Patricia Reilly Giff friendthing Change image and share on social
Outside of family, writing is essential. To me, it's like breathing. Patricia Reilly Giff breatheessentialfamily Change image and share on social
Sometimes when I visit schools, kids will interview me for the school newspaper. They ask me questions and my answers tend to go on and on, and they try to write down everything I'm saying as quickly as they can. And one day, a kid holds up her hand and said, 'Do you think you could just answer 'yes' or 'no?' Aren't kids wonderful? Patricia Reilly Giff answerdayhand share on social