Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Quotes

When you’ve found the right one – when you see him, when you’re with him – you’ll feel like you’re coming home.

The Three Cs, I told myself. When you’re not Comfortable with it, it’s not a Compliment, it’s Creepy.

It’s all right to have secrets, … as long as you don’t have any secrets from yourself.

I also know that you can lie not only by what you say but what you don’t say.

If it doesn’t sweat, jiggle, or pant, it’s not alive.

Writing, for me, is the best occupation I can think of, and there is nothing in the world I would rather do.

The first draft is just a skeleton-just bare bones. It’s like the very first rehearsal of a play, where the director moves the actors around mechanically to get a feel of the action.

An idea in the head is like a rock in the shoe; I just can’t wait to get it out.

I can never understand why people who have not seen me for a while ask if I am still writing. They might as well ask me if I am still breathing.

Saying hello to something new means saying good-bye to something old and loved.

It’s what they say to do when you’re depressed, you know. Walk in someone else’s shoes for a while, and your own won’t feel so tight.

Since no one really knows what or who God is, or whether God is at all, why can’t God be hope?