Kathe Koja Quotes

I don't think kids have a problem reading books meant for adults; the problem is on the other side of the fence, a misconception of what one kind of literature is 'supposed' to be, perceived to be, as opposed to another: if it's for kids, it can't be any good; it's got to have been dumbed down and/or sweetened up.

Kathe Koja

Quotes to Explore

Kids love to look at pictures of themselves.

Nancy O'Dell
- Love
- Kids
- Look
I know I'm in the exceptional position of having money, but I didn't have it for many decades. I'm always trying to get shows put on for 25 per cent less production costs.

Cameron Mackintosh
- Trying
- Money
- Know
I don't know what it's like in the U.S. but immigrants in the U.K. do the jobs the citizens won't do.

Eddie Izzard
- Know
- Like
- Immigrants
In my second year in graduate school, I took a computer course and that was like lightening striking.

Ted Nelson
- School
- Year
- Graduation
Major success feels a bit like a coronation. Like I'd become a king. I was one of the most famous people in the world, loved and hated in equal measure. I couldn't see anything bad with it. It made me a happy person.

Larry Hagman
- People
- World
- Bad
I had a great AP U.S. History teacher in Pittsburgh. We still exchange Christmas cards. She was the first teacher who said I was a good writer - and I'd never heard that before. And so I remember that, and I remember that level of loving the material and really loving writing about it.

Nathaniel Philbrick
- Good
- Great
- Writing