Pat Murphy Quotes & Sayings

I read books when I was a kid, lots of books. Books always seemed like magic to me. They took you to the most amazing places. When I got older, I realized I couldn't find books that took me to all the places I wanted to go. To go to those places, I had to write some books myself. — Pat Murphy

You are afraid of us. You are afraid because you don't know what we might do. — Pat Murphy

If you can't change the world with chocolate chip cookies, how can you change the world? — Pat Murphy

I've learned to write the truth. But to do that, I had to figure out what the truth was-and I had to realize that the truth isn't always the same for everyone. I had to realize that my truth may not be the same as your truth. — Pat Murphy

The men in the nearby village fear us, thinking we are witches. Women who live without men - especially old women who grow herbs, heal the sick, and befriend wild animals - are always suspect. — Pat Murphy

Sometimes, you gotta believe something crazy. Because all the other things you could believe hurt too much. — Pat Murphy

JOIN THE CIRCUS OF CHAOS ... juggling, stilt walking, and other skills for socially acceptable procrastination. — Pat Murphy

Each culture defines its own idiosyncracies and then forgets that it has done so. — Pat Murphy

Popularity is not the mark of a properly rigorous academic work. — Pat Murphy