Rodman Philbrick Professions : Writer Born : 1951 Browse All Authors Top 47 quotes by Rodman Philbrick There is no greater compliment for a writer than to have pleased a troubled child. Rodman Philbrick troubled than child compliment As a young, ambitious novelist, writing for kids never crossed my mind. Rodman Philbrick never young mind writing Soon after publishing a book for kids, my mailbox began to fill with letters from children all across America. Not because my novels for young readers are bestsellers - they're not by a long shot - but because today's kids love to write to authors. Rodman Philbrick today love long children I was never forced to write. At least, I was never forced or even encouraged to write fiction. Creative writing wasn't in the curriculum at my school when I was in sixth grade. Rodman Philbrick never creative writing school I'm not a playwright; I'm a writer who loves theater. Rodman Philbrick writer who playwright theater I've always known that writing plays is very difficult, because I've written three or four that have never been produced. Rodman Philbrick never difficult three writing I have vivid memories of junior high school. I didn't quite know how to deal with kids and make friends and all of that. If you talked to people who knew me at the time, they'd think I was a popular kid in school. But boy, I didn't feel that. Rodman Philbrick me you time memories Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writer All Authors