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Katherine Paterson Quotes

You think it’s so great to die and make everyone cry and carry on. Well it ain’t Picture Quote #1

You have to believe it and you hate it. I don’t have to and I think it’s beautiful Picture Quote #1

We are trying to communicate that which lies in our deepest heart, which has no words, which can only be hinted at through the means of a story. And somehow, miraculously, a story that comes from deep in my heart calls from a reader that which is deepest in his or her heart, and together from our secret hidden selves we create a story that neither of us could have told alone Picture Quote #1

It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading Picture Quote #1

Reading can be a road to freedom or a key to a secret garden, which, if tended, will transform all of life 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

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Peace is not won by those who fiercely guard their differences but by those who with open minds and hearts seek out connections Picture Quote #1

To fear is one thing. To let fear grab you by the tail and swing you around is another Picture Quote #1

I think if a book has the power to move a reader, it also has the power to offend a reader. And you want your books to have power, so you just have to take what comes with that Picture Quote #1

When my husband died, people kept telling me not to cry. People kept trying to help me to forget. But I didn’t want to forget... So I realize, that if it’s hard for me, how much harder it must be for you Picture Quote #1

There are few things, apparently, more helpful to a writer than having once been a weird little kid Picture Quote #1

As I look back on what I have written, I can see that the very persons who have taken away my time are those who have given me something to say Picture Quote #1

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I love revisions... We can’t go back and revise our lives, but being allowed to go back and revise what we have written comes closest Picture Quote #1

What a gift of grace to be able to take the chaos from within and from it create some semblance of order Picture Quote #1

It is always sad to write about prejudice, but sometimes when we see it being played out in the lives of fictional characters, we can recognize it in our own lives Picture Quote #1

Sometimes you need to give people something that’s for them, not just something that makes you feel good giving it Picture Quote #1

Thus, in a real sense, I am constantly writing autobiography, but I have to turn it into fiction in order to give it credibility Picture Quote #1

Read for fun, read for information, read in order to understand yourself and other people with quite different ideas. Learn about the world beyond your door. Learn to be compassionate and grow in wisdom. Books can help us in all these ways Picture Quote #1

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If we marvel at the artist who has written a great book, we must marvel more at those people whose lives are works of art and who don’t even know it, who wouldn’t believe it if they were told. However hard work good writing may be, it is easier than good living Picture Quote #1

I have been mocked by beauty, too. But it was the beauty which cost me nothing that in the end turned upon me Picture Quote #1

Mandarin ducks mate for life and will die of loneliness if separated from their chosen mate Picture Quote #1

Death is very mysterious to us. One moment someone is there with us, and the next moment they’re not 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

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

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You think it’s so great to die and make everyone cry and carry on. Well it ain’t (Katherine Paterson Quotes) You have to believe it and you hate it. I don’t have to and I think it’s beautiful (Katherine Paterson Quotes) We are trying to communicate that which lies in our deepest heart, which has no words, which can only be hinted at through the means of a story. And somehow, miraculously, a story that comes from deep in my heart calls from a reader that which is deepest in his or her heart, and together from our secret hidden selves we create a story that neither of us could have told alone (Katherine Paterson Quotes) It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading (Katherine Paterson Quotes) Reading can be a road to freedom or a key to a secret garden, which, if tended, will transform all of life (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) Peace is not won by those who fiercely guard their differences but by those who with open minds and hearts seek out connections (Katherine Paterson Quotes) To fear is one thing. To let fear grab you by the tail and swing you around is another (Katherine Paterson Quotes) I think if a book has the power to move a reader, it also has the power to offend a reader. And you want your books to have power, so you just have to take what comes with that (Katherine Paterson Quotes) When my husband died, people kept telling me not to cry. People kept trying to help me to forget. But I didn’t want to forget... So I realize, that if it’s hard for me, how much harder it must be for you (Katherine Paterson Quotes) There are few things, apparently, more helpful to a writer than having once been a weird little kid (Katherine Paterson Quotes) As I look back on what I have written, I can see that the very persons who have taken away my time are those who have given me something to say (Katherine Paterson Quotes) I love revisions... We can’t go back and revise our lives, but being allowed to go back and revise what we have written comes closest (Katherine Paterson Quotes) What a gift of grace to be able to take the chaos from within and from it create some semblance of order (Katherine Paterson Quotes) It is always sad to write about prejudice, but sometimes when we see it being played out in the lives of fictional characters, we can recognize it in our own lives (Katherine Paterson Quotes) Sometimes you need to give people something that’s for them, not just something that makes you feel good giving it (Katherine Paterson Quotes) Thus, in a real sense, I am constantly writing autobiography, but I have to turn it into fiction in order to give it credibility (Katherine Paterson Quotes) Read for fun, read for information, read in order to understand yourself and other people with quite different ideas. Learn about the world beyond your door. Learn to be compassionate and grow in wisdom. Books can help us in all these ways (Katherine Paterson Quotes) If we marvel at the artist who has written a great book, we must marvel more at those people whose lives are works of art and who don’t even know it, who wouldn’t believe it if they were told. However hard work good writing may be, it is easier than good living (Katherine Paterson Quotes) I have been mocked by beauty, too. But it was the beauty which cost me nothing that in the end turned upon me (Katherine Paterson Quotes) Mandarin ducks mate for life and will die of loneliness if separated from their chosen mate (Katherine Paterson Quotes) Death is very mysterious to us. One moment someone is there with us, and the next moment they’re not (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) 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)

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