Patricia Reilly Giff Quotes

What inspired me to become an author? I think it was the snow in New York. I looked out the window and I said, 'Well, I have to get dressed every morning to go to teach, but if I write a book, I can stay home in my bathrobe, eat candy corn.'

Patricia Reilly Giff

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I'm not willing to commit American taxpayers' money anymore or American troops on the ground in another Middle Eastern country.

Ted Yoho
- Country
- Money
- American
I keep waiting for a paradigm shift to happen that will let network and studio execs see that sci-fi is the same as any other genre in terms of how you approach it - logically, character-based, with challenging ideas and forward thinking - but I worry that it might never happen in my lifetime.

J. Michael Straczynski
- Thinking
- Character
- Worry
I still remember my first Giacometti exhibition, and going back to the museum every day, whenever I could, to look again and again at these long, thin stick figures, so beautiful, so graceful. That, I think, was the moment I became really obsessed by art.

Hans-Ulrich Obrist
- Long
- Art
- Remember
Tone can be as important as text.

Ed Koch
- Important
- Text
- Tone
I always knew I would make the record that I made in 'Carter Girl.'

Carlene Carter
- Girl
- Always
- Made
Though teenagers are generally very interested in sports, they must realise that education is the most important thing in their lives. They must find the right balance.

Kapil Dev