Kate DiCamillo Quotes
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I didn't know anything about writing a screenplay, but somehow I ended up rewriting a screenplay.
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I'm at the mercy of whatever character comes into my head.
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I hate to cook and love to eat.
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Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be offered as a gift.
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I am busier now than I ever imagined I would be, but I feel blessed in that I have found what I am supposed to be doing with my life. It's wonderful to tell stories and have people listen to them.
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I like to think of myself as a storyteller.
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Every well-written book is a light for me. When you write, you use other writers and their books as guides in the wilderness.
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Hands down, the biggest thrill is to get a letter from a kid saying, I loved your book. Will you write me another one?
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Everything I write comes from my childhood in one way or another. I am forever drawing on the sense of mystery and wonder and possibility that pervaded that time of my life.
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Reader, nothing is sweeter in this sad world than the sound of someone you love calling your name. Nothing.
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Understand, I had absolutely no interest in writing; I wanted to be a Writer.
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I always write with music. It takes me a while to figure out the right piece of music for what I'm working on. Once I figure it out, that's the only thing I'll play.
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I was born in Philadelphia and currently live in Minneapolis. I write for both children and adults.
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My father leaving the family shaped who I was and how I looked at the world. By the same token, my father telling me fairy tales that he had made up shaped me profoundly, too.
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I didn't start working on children's books until I got a job at a book warehouse on the children's floor. When I started reading some of the books, I was so impressed.
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I am single and childless, but I have lots of friends and I am an aunt to three lovely children.
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My goal is two pages a day, five days a week. I never want to write, but I'm always glad that I have done it. After I write, I go to work at the bookstore.
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I thought I was going nowhere. Now I can see there was a pattern.
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I think of myself as an enormously lucky person.
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I work full-time in a used bookstore. I get up. I drink a cup of coffee. I think, The last thing I want to do is write. Then I go to the computer and write.
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I have a Bachelor of Arts in English, which means I had a lot of formal training in reading.
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Despereaux did not know it, but he would need, very soon, to be brave himself.
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When you are a king, you may make as many ridiculous laws as you like. That is what being a king is all about.
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Reader, you may ask this question; in fact, you must ask this question: Is it ridiculous for a very small, sickly, big-eared mouse to fall in love with a beautiful human princess named Pea? The answer is... yes. Of course, it's ridiculous. Love is ridiculous.