Itโs really hard to do nothing totally. Even just sitting here, like this, our bodies are churning, our minds are chattering. Thereโs a whole commotion going on inside us.
Jerry SpinelliWhen was the last time you used the words 'teach me'? Maybe not since you started first grade? Here's an irony about school: The daily grind of tests, homework, and pressures sometimes blunts rather than stimulates a thirst for knowledge.
Jerry SpinelliAnd the more you love someone, the safer it is to be mad at them. Love can handle mad, no problem.
Jerry SpinelliThe golden rule of writing is to write what you care about. If you care about your topic, you'll do your best writing, and then you stand the best chance of really touching a reader in some way.
Jerry Spinelli