When I get to a point in my book writing when I don't know what I'm going to do next, I'll come… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
While we were working, we were writing about a tall girl and a short girl, which we thought was funny, because Alison's… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
When you write for kids, people always ask you what lesson you mean to impart. I don't think adult writers get that… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
The Tale of Despereaux came at the request of Luke, my friend's then-eight-year-old son, who asked, "Write for me the story of… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
Everything I write comes from my childhood in one way or another. I am forever drawing on the sense of mystery and… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
I think I'm succinct to the point of trying to write the two-word novel. Editing my work almost never means taking anything… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
Writing a novel isn't like building a brick wall. You don't figure out how to do it, and then it gets easier… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
I write two pages - that's all I write. It takes me about an hour. I've learned that's all I'm capable of… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
When I was a kid I loved to read, but I didn't write and I didn't create imaginary worlds. So, if one… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
It is truly excellent to have someone believe in you and your ability to write. But I think it is just as… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
We were 15 minutes into it and nothing was happening; I thought, well, that's not going to work. Then all of a… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
I remember wanting to write a book with someone, the someone being Kate [DiCamillo], and we decided to write about two friends.… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
I think we sent Tony Fucile pictures of ourselves, photos from like when we were seven years old. That's what he worked… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
[A businessmen in plane after 9\11] asked me, "What are you working on now?" And I said I was writing a story… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
Writing my own stories had always been one of my dreams, but I didn't start until I was 29. I was working… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
“The words were good words, Ulysses felt, maybe even great words, but the list was very incomplete. He was just getting started.… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
Mercy Watson is pure fun for me as a writer, because I think of her as kind of sorbet - a palate… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
When I journal, I write about images that I've seen that I think might make good stories. I write about things that… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
We [me and Alison McGhee] probably wouldn't have said that when we were writing the stories, but it is so apparent to… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
This is the great thing about writing for kids. Adults might not do anything if they recognized me. But if they do… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
I had it in my head when I was in college that I wanted to be a writer, but it took me… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
I've never worked with a co-author before [Alison McGhee]. Writing for me is a pretty scary thing, so it was a huge… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
In luggage claim at the Minneapolis airport, the guy came up to me and said, "Maybe you're wrong, maybe stories do matter." I wrote… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share
“If every babe who cried were still alive, well, then, the world would be a very crowded place, indeed.” — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share
My father leaving the family shaped who I was and how I looked at the world. By the same token, my father telling me… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share
Reader, you may ask this queston. In fact, you must ask this question. Is it ridiculous for a very small, sickly, big-eared mouse to… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share
It wasn't until my fifth or sixth book where I realized I'm trying to do the same thing in every story I tell, which… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share
[He] had the soul of a poet, and because of this, he liked very much to consider questions that had no answers. — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share
Everything about writing is hard for me except for that - the names pop into my head. That's one of the reasons why I… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share
Reading a story should be a fabulous, wonderful thing. The most important thing that parents can do for kids is to read with them… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share
“If you have no intention of loving or being loved then the whole journey is pointless” — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share
I feel like the luckiest person in the world to have found what I am supposed to do and to get to do it. — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share
“Everything, as you well know (having lived in this world long enough to have figured out a thing or two for yourself), cannot always… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share
“Dear God, thank you for warm summer nights and candlelight and good food. But thank you most of all for friends. We appreciate the… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share
There ain't no point in making soup unless others eat it. Soup needs another mouth to taste it, another heart to be warmed by… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share
I remember wanting to write a book with someone, the someone being Kate [DiCamillo], and we decided to write about two friends. We had… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share
![“While we were working, we were writing about a tall girl and a short girl, which we thought was funny, because Alison's [McGhee] tall and I'm short.” quote by Kate DiCamillo](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/9a8/kate-dicamillo-599_girl_while-we-were-working-we-were-writing-ab_2059664.jpg)
![“We were 15 minutes into it and nothing was happening; I thought, well, that's not going to work. Then all of a sudden everything clicked. I don't know how long it took us, but I would just show up at Alison's [McGhee] office. She would type and we'd just kick it back and forth. Writing is so scary…” quote by Kate DiCamillo](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/04f/kate-dicamillo-599_back-and-forth_we-were-15-minutes-into-it-and-nothing-w_3060277.jpg)
![“I remember wanting to write a book with someone, the someone being Kate [DiCamillo], and we decided to write about two friends. We had no idea how to begin this project - neither of us had ever collaborated with another writer - and I'm pretty sure that we began by giving our two friends a sock…” quote by Kate DiCamillo](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/ac6/kate-dicamillo-599_book_i-remember-wanting-to-write-a-book-with_115596.png)
![“[A businessmen in plane after 9\11] asked me, "What are you working on now?" And I said I was writing a story about a mouse who tries to save a princess. I was mortified. Here the world is falling down around us, and I'm trying to tell the story about a mouse who saves a princess. I said "It…” quote by Kate DiCamillo](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/cfe/kate-dicamillo-599_asked_a-businessmen-in-plane-after-9-11-asked_2918488.png)
![“We [me and Alison McGhee] probably wouldn't have said that when we were writing the stories, but it is so apparent to me in the finished product. For me, looking at Bink, it's like looking at myself on the page in a way that I've never experienced with any other book that I've written.” quote by Kate DiCamillo](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/820/kate-dicamillo-599_book_we-me-and-alison-mcghee-probably-wouldn_848404.png)
![“I've never worked with a co-author before [Alison McGhee]. Writing for me is a pretty scary thing, so it was a huge comfort to have someone in the room working with me. It became less like work and more like play.” quote by Kate DiCamillo](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/bd8/kate-dicamillo-599_books_i-ve-never-worked-with-a-co-author-befor_1112669.png)
