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16 quotes by Patricia MacLachlan

This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (February 2013) Patricia MacLachlan Born (1938-03-03) March 3, 1938 (age 76) Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA Occupation Writer Nationality American Alma mater University of...
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Being married to a psychologist, I realize that I learn more from imperfections.

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

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

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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.

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

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

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Each time I write a new piece, whether a novel, a picture book, a speech or anything, really, it has so much to do with what I'm going through... →

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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... →

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I don't think I do any formal research. Life is my research. I always begin with a character. I write a chapter about the character and what he... →

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I have great editors, and I always have. Somehow, great editors ask the right questions or pose things to you that get you to write better. It's... →

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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... →

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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... →

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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... →

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