remembering is a great invention of the mind, and if you try hard enough you can remember anything, whether it really happened or not. Rodman Philbrick More Quotes by Rodman Philbrick More Quotes From Rodman Philbrick As a young, ambitious novelist, writing for kids never crossed my mind. Rodman Philbrick neveryoungmindwriting 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 todaylovelongchildren 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 nevercreativewritingschool I'm not a playwright; I'm a writer who loves theater. Rodman Philbrick writerwhoplaywrighttheater I've always known that writing plays is very difficult, because I've written three or four that have never been produced. Rodman Philbrick neverdifficultthreewriting 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 meyoutimememories
