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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.
Kate DiCamillo
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Kate DiCamillo
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 25
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Philadelphia
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Katrina Elizabeth DiCamillo
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All of God's creatures have names, every last one of them. Of that I am sure: of that I have no doubt at all.
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And so he was reading the story as if it were a spell and the words of it, spoken aloud, could make magic happen.
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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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I always go to the Agriculture Building, where they make apple cider popsicles for a dollar.
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[He] had the soul of a poet, and because of this, he liked very much to consider questions that had no answers.
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