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

- Patricia Maclachlan

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

- Patricia Maclachlan

I, myself, write to change my life, to make it come out the way I want it to. But other people write for other reasons: to see more closely what it i…

- 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…

- Patricia Maclachlan

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

- Patricia Maclachlan

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.

- Patricia Maclachlan

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

- Patricia Maclachlan

My greatest fear is being somewhere without a book.

- Patricia Maclachlan

I love to talk to children about making mistakes. Its important that I tell them about how I dont get it right the first time. We live in such a perf…

- Patricia Maclachlan