I think its important to remember where I began. I know that when I talk to other writers, say, writers from the South or writers from abroad, its where they begin as children that is important to them. Patricia MacLachlan More Quotes by Patricia MacLachlan More Quotes From Patricia MacLachlan I can always tell when I'm about to start writing. I go through cycles in reading. When I'm beginning to start to write something, I start reading what I think of as good literature. I read things with wonderful language. Patricia MacLachlan beginning good language reading My inspiration for writing is all the wonderful books that I read as a child and that I still read. I think that for those of us who write, when we find a wonderful book written by someone else, we don't really get jealous, we get inspired, and that's kind of the mark of what a good writer is. Patricia MacLachlan good child jealous book Looking back, I see that I write books about brothers and sisters, about what makes up a family, what works and what is nurturing. Patricia MacLachlan looking back looking-back family
