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

Katherine Paterson

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I wouldn't wish overnight success on anyone. You have no real friends. Everyone works endless hours at different studios, so far apart. Even on your own lot, relationships were formal and often competitive.

Olivia De Havilland
- Different
- Real
- Friends
'Skins' is about a group of teenagers in Bristol, and it's all about what they get up to and all the different things they do. I think it's a good show because it's come from a very real place, and there's a lot of young people involved in the writing.

Hannah Murray
- People
- Up
- Good
A real book is not one that we read, but one that reads us.

W. H. Auden
- Real
- Book
- U.S.
If you love things or ideas or people that contradict each other, you have to be prepared to fight for every square inch of intellectual real estate you occupy.

G. Willow Wilson
- People
- Ideas
- Fight
It may sound funny, but it's true: I tried to put myself through the 12-step program. I didn't want to attend a real meeting; my role didn't really require that, and I feel those meetings are sort of sacred, and they're anonymous for a reason. I tried to deal with some of my love of snacks - and I relapsed a lot.

Octavia Spencer
- True
- Funny
- Feel
Trump doesn't force the networks to show his rallies live rather than do real reporting. Nor does he force anyone to accept his phone calls rather than demand that he do a face-to-face interview that would be a greater risk for him.

Brown Campbell
- Live
- Real
- Risk