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Once upon a time, he said out loud to the darkness. He said these words because they were the best, the most powerful words that he knew and just the saying of them comforted him.
Kate DiCamillo
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Kate DiCamillo
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 25
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Katrina Elizabeth DiCamillo
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The book [The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane] is about the fact that living in this world means that your heart is necessarily going to get broken. But the book also says that's okay. That's the only way to live a truly human life - with your heart getting broken - and eventually getting flooded with love.
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I'm grateful for every teacher or librarian who reads a book and says, This is exactly the book that so-and-so needs to read I'll get it in his hands. I'm amazed at the network of adults who make sure that kids get books.
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Despereaux marveled at his own bravery. He admired his own defiance. And then, reader, he fainted.
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There is no right or wrong way to tell a story. You have to find your own way. You can get your idea from listening, looking, or imagining. Stories are everywhere. All you have to do is pay attention.
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I am just always, always paying attention - waiting for the words, or image, or name that will be the beginning of a story.
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May God strike me down with a hammer on the head before I write a book with a teach-y goal!
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We must ask ourselves these questions as often as we dare. How will the world change if we do not question it?
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Going out and not only meeting the kids, but meeting the teachers and the librarians and seeing the world, fills me up.
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The origin of each story is unique.
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Longing is not always a reciprocal thing.
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The funny thing is, when I've gone through the relentless editing process, my editor and I are amazed the Mercy Watson books still make us laugh. The same jokes that made us laugh the first time around still make us laugh in the 16th rendition.
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There ain't a body, be it mouse or man, that ain't made better by a little soup.
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I think for everybody reading can be a solace, illumination, education.
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