Kathi Appelt Quotes

On the craft level, writing for children is not so different from writing for adults. You still have to have a story that moves forward. You still have to have the tools of the trade down. The difference arises in the knowledge of who you're writing for. This isn't necessary true of writing for adults.

Kathi Appelt

Quotes to Explore

It seems to me that trying to live without friends is like milking a bear to get cream for your morning coffee. It is a whole lot of trouble, and then not worth much after you get it.

Zora Neale Hurston
- Live
- Trying
- Friends
People look to time in expectation that it will eventually make them happy, but you cannot find true happiness by looking toward the future.

Eckhart Tolle
- People
- Time
- True
This life and this job and this position that I'm put in, it forces you to grow up quick. I definitely got dropped in the deep end.

Flume
- Life
- Up
- Job
Is there any more encouraging sign than to see an Indian, who has never been to a university, like our friend Mr. Asutosh Dey here, for example, carrying out original work and finding it recognized by the foremost societies of the world?

C. V. Raman
- World
- Work
- Friend
I learned that despite having years and years of experience in math and computer science and so on, I didn't really know how to code until I formed a company.

Balaji Srinivasan
- Experience
- Science
- Know
I do no writing while I'm in Belgrade visiting my grandma.

Tea Obreht
- Writing
- Grandma
- Visiting