I used to think that when I grew up there wouldn't be so many rules. Back in elementary school there were rules about what entrance you used in the morning, what door you used going home, when you could talk in the library, how many paper towels you could use in the rest room, and how many drinks of water you could get during recess. And there was always somebody watching to make sure. What I'm finding out about growing older is that there are just as many rules about lots of things, but there's nobody watching.
Once I have the idea for a story. I start collecting all kinds of helpful information and storing it in three-ring notebooks. For example, I may see … - Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Once I have the idea for a story. I start collecting all kinds of helpful information and storing it in three-ring notebooks. For example, I may see …
- Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
…and I’m thinking how nothing is as simple as you guess-not right or wrong, not Judd Travers, not even me or this dog I got here. But the good part i… - Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
…and I’m thinking how nothing is as simple as you guess-not right or wrong, not Judd Travers, not even me or this dog I got here. But the good part i…
We all have found ourselves in awkward, embarrassing situations, often brought on by ourselves - thinking we are saying something clever, for example… - Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
We all have found ourselves in awkward, embarrassing situations, often brought on by ourselves - thinking we are saying something clever, for example…
I used to think that when I grew up there wouldn't be so many rules. Back in elementary school there were rules about what entrance you used in the m… - Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
I used to think that when I grew up there wouldn't be so many rules. Back in elementary school there were rules about what entrance you used in the m…
Writing, for me, is the best occupation I can think of, and there is nothing in the world I would rather do. - Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Writing, for me, is the best occupation I can think of, and there is nothing in the world I would rather do.
It's all right to have secrets, ... as long as you don't have any secrets from yourself. - Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
It's all right to have secrets, ... as long as you don't have any secrets from yourself.
Why is life so complicated....?' I asked. 'To keep us from being bored,' he said. - Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Why is life so complicated....?' I asked. 'To keep us from being bored,' he said.
The first draft is just a skeleton-just bare bones. It's like the very first rehearsal of a play, where the director moves the actors around mechanic… - Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
The first draft is just a skeleton-just bare bones. It's like the very first rehearsal of a play, where the director moves the actors around mechanic…
Happiness is wanting what you have. - Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Happiness is wanting what you have.
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