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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.
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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When we read together, we connect. Together, we see the world. Together, we see one another.
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Besides, who ever asked you what you wanted in this world, girl? The answer to that question, reader, as you well know, was absolutely no one.
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Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark.
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I feel like I've been blessed. I see the world through stories.
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Perhaps, said the man, you would like to be lost with us. I have found it much more agreeable to be lost in the company of others.
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Love is in all of the books, and that's the connective tissue between them. There's a lot of hope in me I can feel it. These stories are balls of light for me.
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