Outside of family, writing is essential. To me, it's like breathing.
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.
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... →
I loved teaching. It was my world. I only left because I was overwhelmed with three careers - teaching, writing, and my family.
I love my friends and family, but I also love it when they can't find me and I can spend all day reading or walking all alone, in silence, eight... →
Elizabeth Gilbert
Here's the thing: the unit of reverence in Europe is the family, which is why a child born today of unmarried parents in Sweden has a better... →
It's not an accident that both my sister and I are writers. Our parents created an accidental Petri dish. My family has great storytellers, and I... →
My mother, whom I love dearly, has continually revised my life story within the context of a complicated family history that includes more than the... →
Melissa Gilbert
I grew up in a dysfunctional family.
My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.
William Gilbert