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As much pleasure as young people get from Twittering and texting, there is no way these activities will nourish their minds and spirits the way literature can.
Katherine Paterson
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Katherine Paterson
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: October 31
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Katherine Womeldorf Paterson
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You don't have to fight dragons to write books. You just have to live deeply the life you've been given.
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Sitting in cold wet britches for an hour was no fun even in a magic kingdom.
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Reading has made such a profound difference to my life. I'm sure I became a writer because of the power of literature in my own life.
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The world that is in me is the only world I have by which to grasp the world outside and as I write fiction, it is the chart by which I must steer.
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It's such a thrill when an adult comes up to me and says, 'I read your book as a child and really loved it.' That's a tremendous compliment.
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