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There is nothing worse than war in the summetime.
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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Reading might not be the way that the child engages with the world, but it should be something that they all learn how to do, and that they get to have for themselves, as opposed to somebody telling them what to do and how to do it.
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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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Normally, Edward would have found intrusive, clingy behavior of this sort very annoying, but there was something about Sarah Ruth. He wanted to take care of her. He wanted to protect her. He wanted to do more for her. (page 135)
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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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No one cared what she wanted. No one had ever cared. And perhaps, worst of all, no one ever would care.
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The sound of the king's music made Despereaux's soul grow large and light inside of him.
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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.
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For children: I'm writing a picture book about the Big Dipper and a novel about a cricket, a firefly and a vole. For grownups: I'm writing poems.
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I think for everybody reading can be a solace, illumination, education.
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The world is dark, and light is precious. Come closer, dear reader. You must trust me. I am telling you a story.
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I have learned how to love. And it's a terrible thing. I'm broken. My heart is broken. Help me.
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Holly McGhee said I should come to dinner with them. That first dinner, I said something pretty smart-alecky, and Alison [McGhee] laughed really hard at it. It made me happy.
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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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In The Tale of Despereaux, there is a lot of darkness, a lot of despair. There's also a lot of light, redemption, hope. There's forgiveness, there's friendship, there's love. But the world in all of its potential craziness is also there.
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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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Longing is not always a reciprocal thing.
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Love!' said the princess. She stamped her foot. 'Why must everyone always speak of love?
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I always wanted to be a character, when I worked at Disney, but I wasn't short enough for certain characters and I wasn't tall enough for others. I wanted to be a chipmunk I think 4'10 was the cutoff.
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Love is ridiculous. But love is also wonderful. And powerful. And Despereaux's love for the Princess Pea would prove, in time, to be all of these things: powerful, wonderful, and ridiculous.
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The themes in my books, like in life, are about grace and redemption and you never know when they're going to show up and what form they're going to be in. Stories emerge from keeping your heart open to the people that cross in front of you or the dogs or the mice, and their ability to open you up and enrich your life.
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