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Natalie Babbitt Quotes

Readers are lucky - they will never be bored or lonely Picture Quote #1

But dying’s part of the wheel, right there next to being born. You can’t pick out the pieces you like and leave the rest. Being part of the whole thing, that’s the blessing Picture Quote #1

Don’t fear death, fear the un-lived life Picture Quote #1

I was born and raised in Ohio. During my childhood, I spent most of my time drawing and reading fairy tales and myths Picture Quote #1

People got to do something useful if they’re going to take up space in the world Picture Quote #1

The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning Picture Quote #1

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...with white dawns and glaring moons, and sunsets smeared with too much color Picture Quote #1

I had a wonderful mother who wanted my sister and me to have everything, even though money was a very prominent thing we didn’t have. But we had a very happy childhood - pretty much ideal, in fact Picture Quote #1

It’d be nice to have a new name, to start with, one that’s not all worn out from being called so much Picture Quote #1

I write for children because I am interested in fantasy and the possibilities for experience of all kinds before the time of compromise. I believe that children are far more perceptive and wise than American books give them credit for being Picture Quote #1

We human beings do a lot of dumb things, and war is certainly the dumbest Picture Quote #1

I grew up wanting only to be an illustrator. I studied art at Laurel School in Cleveland and at Smith College Picture Quote #1

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Don’t be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You don’t have to live forever, you just have to live Picture Quote #1

Right after graduation, I married Samuel Fisher Babbitt, an academic administrator. I spent the next ten years in Connecticut, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C., raising our children, Christopher, Tom, and Lucy Picture Quote #1

The first two books that I did by myself were long stories in verse. I knew I could do that because I’d written a lot in verse. But, verse stories are hard to sell, so my editor encouraged me to try writing in prose Picture Quote #1

My mother always found me out. Always. She’s been dead for thirty-five years, but I have this feeling that even now she’s watching Picture Quote #1

For some, time passes slowly. An hour can seem like an eternity. For others, there was never enough. For Jesse Tuck, it didn’t exist Picture Quote #1

My mother was an artist, and I was fairly good at art as a child. I was always the best drawer in class, except in second grade when an artistic genius passed through our school! Picture Quote #1

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I have a wonderful husband, and we have had a great life Picture Quote #1

Don’t be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You don’t have to live forever, you just have to live Picture Quote #1

You don’t have to live forever just live Picture Quote #1

Nothing seems interesting when it belongs to you, only when it doesn’t Picture Quote #1

Living’s heavy work, but off to one side, the way we are, it’s useless, too. It don’t make sense. If I knowed how to climb back on the wheel, I’d do it in a minute. You can’t have living without dying. So you can’t call it living, what we got. We just are, we just be, like rocks beside the road Picture Quote #1

The sea can swallow ships, and it can spit out whales like watermelon seeds. It will take what it wants, and it will keep what it has taken, and you may not take away from it what it does not wish to give Picture Quote #1

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Facts are the barren branches on which we hang the dear, obscuring foliage of our dreams Picture Quote #1

It’d be nice to have a new name, to start with, one that’s not all worn out from being called so much Picture Quote #1

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Readers are lucky - they will never be bored or lonely (Natalie Babbitt Quotes) But dying’s part of the wheel, right there next to being born. You can’t pick out the pieces you like and leave the rest. Being part of the whole thing, that’s the blessing (Natalie Babbitt Quotes) Don’t fear death, fear the un-lived life (Natalie Babbitt Quotes) I was born and raised in Ohio. During my childhood, I spent most of my time drawing and reading fairy tales and myths (Natalie Babbitt Quotes) People got to do something useful if they’re going to take up space in the world (Natalie Babbitt Quotes) The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning. (Natalie Babbitt Quotes) ...with white dawns and glaring moons, and sunsets smeared with too much color. (Natalie Babbitt Quotes) I had a wonderful mother who wanted my sister and me to have everything, even though money was a very prominent thing we didn’t have. But we had a very happy childhood - pretty much ideal, in fact. (Natalie Babbitt Quotes) It’d be nice to have a new name, to start with, one that’s not all worn out from being called so much. (Natalie Babbitt Quotes) I write for children because I am interested in fantasy and the possibilities for experience of all kinds before the time of compromise. I believe that children are far more perceptive and wise than American books give them credit for being. (Natalie Babbitt Quotes) We human beings do a lot of dumb things, and war is certainly the dumbest (Natalie Babbitt Quotes) I grew up wanting only to be an illustrator. I studied art at Laurel School in Cleveland and at Smith College. (Natalie Babbitt Quotes) Don’t be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You don’t have to live forever, you just have to live. (Natalie Babbitt Quotes) Right after graduation, I married Samuel Fisher Babbitt, an academic administrator. I spent the next ten years in Connecticut, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C., raising our children, Christopher, Tom, and Lucy (Natalie Babbitt Quotes) The first two books that I did by myself were long stories in verse. I knew I could do that because I’d written a lot in verse. But, verse stories are hard to sell, so my editor encouraged me to try writing in prose (Natalie Babbitt Quotes) My mother always found me out. Always. She’s been dead for thirty-five years, but I have this feeling that even now she’s watching (Natalie Babbitt Quotes) For some, time passes slowly. An hour can seem like an eternity. For others, there was never enough. For Jesse Tuck, it didn’t exist (Natalie Babbitt Quotes) My mother was an artist, and I was fairly good at art as a child. I was always the best drawer in class, except in second grade when an artistic genius passed through our school! (Natalie Babbitt Quotes) I have a wonderful husband, and we have had a great life (Natalie Babbitt Quotes) Don’t be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You don’t have to live forever, you just have to live (Natalie Babbitt Quotes) You don’t have to live forever just live (Natalie Babbitt Quotes) Nothing seems interesting when it belongs to you, only when it doesn’t (Natalie Babbitt Quotes) Living’s heavy work, but off to one side, the way we are, it’s useless, too. It don’t make sense. If I knowed how to climb back on the wheel, I’d do it in a minute. You can’t have living without dying. So you can’t call it living, what we got. We just are, we just be, like rocks beside the road (Natalie Babbitt Quotes) The sea can swallow ships, and it can spit out whales like watermelon seeds. It will take what it wants, and it will keep what it has taken, and you may not take away from it what it does not wish to give (Natalie Babbitt Quotes) Facts are the barren branches on which we hang the dear, obscuring foliage of our dreams (Natalie Babbitt Quotes) It’d be nice to have a new name, to start with, one that’s not all worn out from being called so much (Natalie Babbitt Quotes)