Patricia MacLachlan quotes

Being married to a psychologist, I realize that I learn more from imperfections. (Patricia MacLachlan)

In a way, my childhood was one long bunch of pages... I read and read and read.

Patricia MacLachlan

There is always something to miss, no matter where you are.

Patricia MacLachlan

I have to write what I can write, and writing the text of a picture book is like walking a tightrope, if you ramble off... As my friend Julius Lester says, A picture book is the essence of an experience.

Patricia MacLachlan

Looking back, I see that I write books about brothers and sisters, about what makes up a family, what works and what is nurturing.

Patricia MacLachlan

You will have a story in there... or a character, a place, a poem, a moment in time. When you find it, you will write it. Word after word after word after word.

Patricia MacLachlan

I never work from an outline, and often I don't know how the story will end.

Patricia MacLachlan

I think it's important to remember where I began. I know that when I talk to other writers, say, writers from the South or writers from abroad, it's where they begin as children that is important to them.

Patricia MacLachlan

I have great respect for children. And I have great respect for their ability as writers.

Patricia MacLachlan

I'm working on a bunch of things with my daughter Emily. In some ways, she's a smarter and better editor than I am.

Patricia MacLachlan

I can always tell when I'm about to start writing. I go through cycles in reading. When I'm beginning to start to write something, I start reading what I think of as good literature. I read things with wonderful language. (Patricia MacLachlan)

I love to talk to children about making mistakes. It's important that I tell them about how I don't get it right the first time. We live in such a perfectionist society, and they see so many finished products and polished performances.

Patricia MacLachlan

Patricia MacLachlan

Occupation: American Writer
Born: March 3, 1938
Died: March 31, 2022
Quotes count: 12

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