Category - Jerry Spinelli

Discover the thoughtful and inspirational Quotes of Jerry Spinelli, a philosopher and author. Our collection of his most impactful quotes reflects his deep understanding of language, philosophy, and history.
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Jerry Spinelli

I became a children’s author by accident. As far as I’m concerned, I write for everybody.

– Jerry Spinelli

Jerry Spinelli

Most people are looking for a challenging, interesting job. I wanted a boring, undemanding job so that I could forget about it at 5, so that I would have something left over at the end of the day to do my own stuff.

– Jerry Spinelli

Jerry Spinelli

I think I have a pretty goofy profile for a writer. It seems to me most writers were reading ‘Little Women’ when they were 6 months old. At the age of a lot of my readers, I wanted to be a major league baseball player. I didn’t read much.

– Jerry Spinelli

Jerry Spinelli

More often than not, my reference point is not the kids or the grandkids but myself when I was that age. I remember the days at Hartranft Elementary and Stewart Junior High in Norristown.

– Jerry Spinelli

Jerry Spinelli

When people hear I have six kids and 16 grandkids, they think, ‘Oh, boy, you must get a lot of stories from them.’ I don’t. It’s not like I’m behind the sofa in the living room taking notes while the grandkids carry on.

– Jerry Spinelli

Jerry Spinelli

I spend more time being what I am: a writer, not the visiting celebrity.

– Jerry Spinelli

Jerry Spinelli

I was very naive, and I thought it was just a matter of writing my first book and sending it in, and for the rest of my life I would be writing books and collecting royalties. Nobody told me how hard it was going to be to get published.

– Jerry Spinelli

Jerry Spinelli

Even including myself, my favorite author is Eileen Spinelli, who I happen to live with. She’s a terrific writer and has written several of my all-time favorites.

– Jerry Spinelli

Jerry Spinelli

I’m remembering one book that I wrote, ‘Fourth Grade Rats,’ that took a month to write, but most of them, full-length novels, I would say about a year.

– Jerry Spinelli

Jerry Spinelli

I would say if you want to write, write what you care about. I think that’s the most important thing. I think if you write what you care about, you stand a better chance of having the reader care about your story.

– Jerry Spinelli

Jerry Spinelli

There are bits and pieces of me probably in every one of my 35 or so books.

– Jerry Spinelli

Jerry Spinelli

I never became a cowboy or baseball player, and now I’m beginning to wonder if I ever really became a writer. I find that I hesitate to put that label on myself, to define myself by what I do for a living.

– Jerry Spinelli

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