Kate DiCamillo quotes

You can't always judge people by the things they done. You got to judge them by what they are doing now. (Kate DiCamillo)
There is those hearts, reader, that never mend again once they are broken. Or if they do mend, they heal themselves is a crooked and lopsided way, as if sewn together by a careless craftsman. View quote
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And hope is like love... a ridiculous, wonderful, powerful thing. View quote
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Hands down, the biggest thrill is to get a letter from a kid saying, I loved your book. Will you write me another one? View quote
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Open your heart. Someone will come. Someone will come for you. But first you must open your heart. View quote
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Reader, nothing is sweeter in this sad world than the sound of someone you love calling your name. Nothing. View quote
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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. View quote
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I think of myself as an enormously lucky person. View quote
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I am single and childless, but I have lots of friends and I am an aunt to three lovely children. View quote
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Every well-written book is a light for me. When you write, you use other writers and their books as guides in the wilderness. View quote
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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)
It's hard not to immediately fall in love witha dog who has a good sense of humor. View quote
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We appreciate the complicated and wonderful gifts you give us in each other. And we appreciate the task you put down before us, of loving each other the best we can, even as you love us. View quote
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Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark. Begin at the beginning. Tell Gregory a story. Make some light. View quote
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Men and boys always want to go fight. They are always looking for a reason to go to war. It is the saddest thing. They have this abiding notion that war is fun. And no history lesson will convince them differently. View quote
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When you are a king, you may make as many ridiculous laws as you like. That is what being a king is all about. View quote
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Reader, you may ask this question; in fact, you must ask this question: Is it ridiculous for a very small, sickly, big-eared mouse to fall in love with a beautiful human princess named Pea? The answer is... yes. Of course, it's ridiculous. Love is ridiculous. View quote
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Despereaux marveled at his own bravery. He admired his own defiance. And then, reader, he fainted. :(. View quote
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Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be offered as a gift. View quote
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Forgiveness, reader, is, I think, something very much like hope and love - a powerful, wonderful thing. And a ridiculous thing, too. View quote
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There ain't no way you can hold onto something that wants to go, you understand? You can only love what you got while you got it. (Kate DiCamillo)
But, reader, there is no comfort in the word "farewell," even if you say it in French. "Farewell" is a word that, in any language, is full of sorrow. It is a word that promises absolutely nothing. View quote
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It is important that you say what you mean to say. Time is too short. You must speak the words that matter. View quote
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Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark. View quote
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The undoing is almost always more difficult than the doing. View quote
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