Kate DiCamillo quotes - page 3

Life was so short; so many beautiful things slipped away. (Kate DiCamillo)
No one cared what she wanted. No one had ever cared. And perhaps, worst of all, no one ever would care. View quote
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Like most hearts, it was complicated, shaded with dark and dappled with light. View quote
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What was it like... to have someone who knew you would always return and who welcomed you with open arms? View quote
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We forget that the simple gesture of putting a book in someone's hands can change a life. I want to remind you that it can. I want to thank you because it did. - 2010 Indies Choice Award. View quote
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You are the ever-expanding universe to me. View quote
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Longing is not always a reciprocal thing. View quote
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Everything, as you well know... cannot always be sweetness and light. View quote
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The shapes arranged themselves into words, and the words spelled out a delicious and wonderful phrase: Once upon a time. View quote
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Her mother called to her. She said, "Where are you going, Flora Belle?" Flora didn't answer her. She never answered her mother when she called her Flora Belle. Sometimes she didn't answer her mother when she called her Flora either. View quote
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That was the thing about tragedy. It was just sitting there, keeping you company, waiting. And you had absolutely no idea. (Kate DiCamillo)
If the rat had not looked over his shoulder, perhaps his heart would not have broken. And it is possible, then, that I would not have a story to tell. But, reader, he did look. View quote
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Anything could happen. Together, she and Ulysses could change the world. Or something. View quote
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Despereaux did not know it, but he would need, very soon, to be brave himself. View quote
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Understand, I had absolutely no interest in writing; I wanted to be a Writer. View quote
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I thought I was going nowhere. Now I can see there was a pattern. View quote
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My goal is two pages a day, five days a week. I never want to write, but I'm always glad that I have done it. After I write, I go to work at the bookstore. View quote
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I'm at the mercy of whatever character comes into my head. View quote
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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. View quote
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I was born in Philadelphia and currently live in Minneapolis. I write for both children and adults. View quote
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I didn't know anything about writing a screenplay, but somehow I ended up rewriting a screenplay. (Kate DiCamillo)
I didn't start working on children's books until I got a job at a book warehouse on the children's floor. When I started reading some of the books, I was so impressed. View quote
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I hate to cook and love to eat. View quote
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I have a Bachelor of Arts in English, which means I had a lot of formal training in reading. View quote
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I like to think of myself as a storyteller. View quote
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