3 Quotes & Sayings By Janet Burroway

Janet Burroway is a multi-award-winning writer and illustrator of books for children and young adults. She is the author of over 50 books, including The Snowy Day, Rodrick Rules, and The Boy Who Lost His Face. She was named a "Teacher and Writers' Choice," and the story she wrote about her experiences with dyslexia, "A Hero's Journey," was shortlisted for the 2009 Storylines Award. Janet lives in Massachusetts with her husband.

Most writing is done between the mind and the hand,...
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Most writing is done between the mind and the hand, not between the hand and the page. Janet Burroway
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Good girls like myself need subversion. Being solemn, I aspire to comedy. Being a novelist, I aspire to the musical. Being organized, I aspire to luminous chaos. Loving the power of grammar and the fine distinctions of language, I seek the part of the mind I didn't know was there, the part 'sheer, ' 'no-manfathomed, ' 'cliffs of fall. Janet Burroway