Kathi Appelt Quotes

I had tried writing novels for many years, and they always escaped me. For a long time, I thought, 'It's just not in me to write a novel. It's not something I'm able to do.' It seemed like everything I wrote naturally ended at the bottom of page three. A picture book, three pages; an essay, three pages.

Kathi Appelt

Quotes to Explore

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Hero
- Last
- Every
That attitude and toughness that we want to play with, that, to me, is the most critical thing.

Dan Quinn
- Want
- Me
- Play
I redefined how I ate and exercised and have continued to keep that up because it feels great.

Beck Bennett
- Up
- Great
- Because
When I first got Yves Saint Laurent Couture, I didn't know how to take off a cape. I would ask Katoucha and Dalma - the real divas of the runway - 'Can you show me?' I've never been afraid to ask for help.

Naomi Campbell
- Real
- Help
- Know
I think the government must recognise that the wounds of conflict are even more grievous on the mind than the body, and indeed may even serve to fuel further conflict. Where conflict cannot be avoided, provision of adequate psychosocial services to prevent the adverse mental health consequences should take priority.

Vikram Patel
- Mind
- May
- Health
The burden for achieving disarmament cannot be borne by peace groups alone. Everybody, regardless of age, income, profession, gender or nationality, has a stake in this quest.

Ban Ki-moon
- Age
- Peace
- Alone