Patricia MacLachlan Quotes

Sometimes poetry--words--give us a small, lovely look at ourselves. And sometimes that is enough.

What is perfect? Journey, a thing doesn't have to be perfect to be fine. That goes for a picture. That goes for life....Things can be good enough.

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

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

I never work from an outline, and often I dont know how the story will end.

Life is made up of circles ... Life is not a straight line ... And sometimes we circle back to a past time. But we are not the same. We are changed forever.

My greatest fear is being somewhere without a book.

All the world can be found in poetry. All you need to see and hear. All the moments, good and bad, joyous and sad.

You should know that there are some things for which there are no answers, no matter how beautiful the words may be.

Fact and fiction are different truths.

Im working on a bunch of things with my daughter Emily. In some ways, shes a smarter and better editor than I am.

Being married to a psychologist, I realize that I learn more from imperfections.

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

My brother William is a fisherman, and he tells me that when he is in the middle of a fogboundsea the water is a color for which there is no name.

Some words may make you happy, some may make you said. Maybe some will make you angry. What I hope. . . what I hope is that something will whisper in your ear.

In MoonlightNoSoft sweet paw on my cheekNoFur curled under my chinJustA sad space left behind - Gray cat gone away. [Ellie's poem]

...there are some things for which there are no answers, no matter how beautiful the words may be.

Poets and children, " said Sylvan. "We are the same really. When you can't find a poet, find a child. Remember that.

Dogs speak words, but only poets and children Hear.

Where else, " I will say, "does an old turtle crossing the path Make all the difference in the world?