“ It’s Anna and Justin! I said.We couldn’t miss the family picture, Anna called out the car window.My first, said Justin.Not your last, said Grandfather. You can stand behind Cassie.Anna smoothed my hai… Patricia MacLachlan
“ This says , signed, Aunt Lou nodded.Yes, Horace taught me how to drive. That’s proof.Papa’s mouth opened. He looked at me, then closed it again.How about, said Papa slowly, handing the paper back to A… Patricia MacLachlan
“ Poets and children," said Sylvan. "We are the same really. When you can't find a poet, find a child. Remember that. Patricia MacLachlan
“ This is important to writing. . . that is, it is important to my own writing. This. . . is landscape! Mine. This dirt came from the prairie where I was a child. I played in it, dug in it, planted in i… Patricia MacLachlan
“ I wiped my hands on my apron and went to the window. Outside, the prairie reached out and touched the places where the sky came down. Though the winter was nearly over, there were patches of snow and… Patricia MacLachlan
“ My brother William is a fisherman, and he tells me that when he is in the middle of a fogboundsea the water is a color for which there is no name. Patricia MacLachlan
“ Some words may make you happy, some may make you said. Maybe some will make you angry. What I hope. . . what I hope is that something will whisper in your ear. Patricia MacLachlan
“ In MoonlightNoSoft sweet paw on my cheekNoFur curled under my chinJustA sad space left behind - Gray cat gone away. [Ellie's poem] Patricia MacLachlan
“ Sometimes poetry--words--give us a small, lovely look at ourselves. And sometimes that is enough. Patricia MacLachlan
“ ...there are some things for which there are no answers, no matter how beautiful the words may be. Patricia MacLachlan
“ Where else," I will say, "does an old turtle crossing the path Make all the difference in the world? Patricia MacLachlan
