When I begin a story at my desk, the window to my back, the path is not there. As I start to walk, I make the path.
Paula FoxMy father brought me a box of books once when I was about three and a half or four. I remember the carton they were in and the covers with illustrations by Newell C. Wyeth.
Paula FoxIt was hard to reassure grown-ups when you weren't certain yourself what you were feeling and thinkingโwhen thoughts dissolved before you could name them.
Paula FoxThere's a certain amount of tyranny in all of us to some extent, and in some people it's much more developed than in others. It's a different balance which makes us all different.
Paula Fox