“I didn't want to be a writer. First I wanted to act, and then I wanted...” — Gail Carson Levine Quote

“I didn't want to be a writer. First I wanted to act, and then I wanted to be a painter like my big sister.”

“Encourage children to write their own stories, and then don't rain on their parade. Don't say, 'That's not true.' Applaud flights of fantasy. Help with spelling and grammar, but stand up and cheer the use of imagination.”

“'EIla Enchanted' began in a marvelous writing course at New York City's The New School.”

“If you're a painter, you're not alone. There's no way to be alone.”

“The idea of being a painter, I've always thought, is better than being an artist or a sculptor.”

“I wanted to be a painter when I was a kid. And then, I had to make a living. I had a child when I was in high school, so I kind of had that work phase in my life.”