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Katherine Paterson Quotes

Impressed. Lord. He had nearly drowned Picture Quote #1

Life ain’t supposed to be nothing, ‘cept maybe tough Picture Quote #1

It seems to me that there are two great enemies of peace - fear and selfishness Picture Quote #1

A work that intends to be art must first be entertaining Picture Quote #1

February is just plain malicious. It knows your defenses are down Picture Quote #1

Nothing smelled so good or danced so well as a birch fire Picture Quote #1

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Miss Edmunds was one of his secrets. He was in love with her. Not the kind of silly stuff Ellie and Brenda giggled about on the telephone. This was too real and too deep to talk about, even to think about very much Picture Quote #1

If you’re so afraid of your imagination that you stifle it, how are you going to know God? How can you imagine heaven? Picture Quote #1

When people ask me what qualifies me to be a writer for children, I say I was once a child. But I was not only a child, I was, better still, a weird little kid, and though I would never choose to give my own children this particular preparation for life, there are few things, apparently, more helpful to a writer than having once been a weird little kid Picture Quote #1

The thing I have learned through the years is that one idea ‘doth’ not a novel make. A novel must be several seemingly unrelated ideas that somehow magically come together to create the fabric of the story Picture Quote #1

All of us use art and literature as an escape from time to time, but if it’s any good, it has a healing quality - a quality that enlarges our human spirits Picture Quote #1

I love writing for young adults because they are such a wonderful audience, they are good readers, and they care about the books they read Picture Quote #1

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The best thing about being a writer is it gives you readers who understand your deepest feelings and fears Picture Quote #1

The children’s book world has given me wonderful friendships and an unbelievably rich life Picture Quote #1

Children have to have access to books, and a lot of children can’t go to a store and buy a book. We need not only our public libraries to be funded properly and staffed properly, but our school libraries. Many children can’t get to a public library, and the only library they have is a school library Picture Quote #1

Words are humanity’s greatest natural resource, but most of us have trouble figuring out how to put them together. Words aren’t cheap. They are very precious Picture Quote #1

I guess real maturity, which most of us never achieve, is when you realize that you’re not the center of the universe Picture Quote #1

We book people are always preaching about reading aloud to children, but unless you do, you can’t realize how it enriches family life Picture Quote #1

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Some say it is the elements of hope and wonder in children’s books that make them special. But there are many dark young adult novels these days. Adults loved Harry Potter, though it was written for the young. In the end, it is probably up to the reader of any age to decide if this book is for him or her Picture Quote #1

I love revision. Where else can spilled milk be turned into ice cream? Picture Quote #1

...those of us who write for children are called, not to do something to a child, but be someone for a child Picture Quote #1

Obviously, I love to do both contemporary and historical fiction. When a hint of a story grabs me, I try to go with it to see where it will take me whatever the setting Picture Quote #1

We do have trouble dealing with death, but it’s the one thing that is guaranteed we are all going to have to do, and we are going to have to face it many times before we die ourselves Picture Quote #1

Hope... is not a feeling; it is something you do Picture Quote #1

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You gotta know someone cares about you, or you just give up Picture Quote #1

A dream without a plan is just a wish Picture Quote #1

A library is a feast to which we are all invited Picture Quote #1

The last dregs of winter spoiling the taste of everything Picture Quote #1

Everything comes in useful once in a hundred years Picture Quote #1

What I have come to believe is that joy is the twin sister of gratitude. I am most joyful when I am most grateful Picture Quote #1

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Impressed. Lord. He had nearly drowned (Katherine Paterson Quotes) Life ain’t supposed to be nothing, ‘cept maybe tough (Katherine Paterson Quotes) It seems to me that there are two great enemies of peace - fear and selfishness (Katherine Paterson Quotes) A work that intends to be art must first be entertaining (Katherine Paterson Quotes) February is just plain malicious. It knows your defenses are down (Katherine Paterson Quotes) Nothing smelled so good or danced so well as a birch fire (Katherine Paterson Quotes) Miss Edmunds was one of his secrets. He was in love with her. Not the kind of silly stuff Ellie and Brenda giggled about on the telephone. This was too real and too deep to talk about, even to think about very much (Katherine Paterson Quotes) If you’re so afraid of your imagination that you stifle it, how are you going to know God? How can you imagine heaven? (Katherine Paterson Quotes) When people ask me what qualifies me to be a writer for children, I say I was once a child. But I was not only a child, I was, better still, a weird little kid, and though I would never choose to give my own children this particular preparation for life, there are few things, apparently, more helpful to a writer than having once been a weird little kid (Katherine Paterson Quotes) The thing I have learned through the years is that one idea ‘doth’ not a novel make. A novel must be several seemingly unrelated ideas that somehow magically come together to create the fabric of the story (Katherine Paterson Quotes) All of us use art and literature as an escape from time to time, but if it’s any good, it has a healing quality - a quality that enlarges our human spirits. (Katherine Paterson Quotes) I love writing for young adults because they are such a wonderful audience, they are good readers, and they care about the books they read. (Katherine Paterson Quotes) The best thing about being a writer is it gives you readers who understand your deepest feelings and fears. (Katherine Paterson Quotes) The children’s book world has given me wonderful friendships and an unbelievably rich life (Katherine Paterson Quotes) Children have to have access to books, and a lot of children can’t go to a store and buy a book. We need not only our public libraries to be funded properly and staffed properly, but our school libraries. Many children can’t get to a public library, and the only library they have is a school library. (Katherine Paterson Quotes) Words are humanity’s greatest natural resource, but most of us have trouble figuring out how to put them together. Words aren’t cheap. They are very precious. (Katherine Paterson Quotes) I guess real maturity, which most of us never achieve, is when you realize that you’re not the center of the universe. (Katherine Paterson Quotes) We book people are always preaching about reading aloud to children, but unless you do, you can’t realize how it enriches family life. (Katherine Paterson Quotes) Some say it is the elements of hope and wonder in children’s books that make them special. But there are many dark young adult novels these days. Adults loved Harry Potter, though it was written for the young. In the end, it is probably up to the reader of any age to decide if this book is for him or her. (Katherine Paterson Quotes) I love revision. Where else can spilled milk be turned into ice cream? (Katherine Paterson Quotes) ...those of us who write for children are called, not to do something to a child, but be someone for a child. (Katherine Paterson Quotes) Obviously, I love to do both contemporary and historical fiction. When a hint of a story grabs me, I try to go with it to see where it will take me whatever the setting. (Katherine Paterson Quotes) We do have trouble dealing with death, but it’s the one thing that is guaranteed we are all going to have to do, and we are going to have to face it many times before we die ourselves. (Katherine Paterson Quotes) Hope... is not a feeling; it is something you do (Katherine Paterson Quotes) You gotta know someone cares about you, or you just give up (Katherine Paterson Quotes) A dream without a plan is just a wish (Katherine Paterson Quotes) A library is a feast to which we are all invited (Katherine Paterson Quotes) The last dregs of winter spoiling the taste of everything (Katherine Paterson Quotes) Everything comes in useful once in a hundred years (Katherine Paterson Quotes) What I have come to believe is that joy is the twin sister of gratitude. I am most joyful when I am most grateful (Katherine Paterson Quotes)

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