The power of storytelling is to free us from isolation, shame, and whatever the situation. Patricia McCormick More Quotes by Patricia McCormick More Quotes From Patricia McCormick I don't want to go slumming in somebody else's pain just to write a book. I want to go into those darker places to shine a light on that experience and come out with a story that validates the human spirit. Patricia McCormick shine experience pain light My son jokes with me that he thinks I Google the word 'sad' to come up with book ideas. Patricia McCormick me sad book son