“Besides, she likes my stories. They are like fairy tales, I suppose, full of kings and queens and adventures. Ma says people think fairy tales are simple stories but they are not. I guess I agree. My trouble is I… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share Image
“But don’t you think there some stories that are more alive than that? When you put certain books back on the shelf, don’t you feel as if the people inside are going on with their lives after the story is… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share Image
“Besides, she likes my stories. They are like fairy tales, I suppose, full of kings and queens and adventures. Ma says people think fairy… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share Image
“I have always loved the big, brick house in Iowa where my mother grew up. From its windows, you can look out and see beautiful fields and pastures. But when I was young, I was always ignoring what was in front of me and wishing for something more exciting, and from those windows I could imagine the ocean stretching out… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share
“There was once a country ruled by a king and queen who loved different things. The king loved cats and the queen loved birds.… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share Image
“When you're a cat, most of the time you're thinking about cat things. Little movements in the grass, cupboards that aren't quite closed, patches… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share Image
“Then, when the stars came out, Ma took out her fiddle. We all quieted down while she tuned the strings, and I got the… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share Image
“The happiest endings -- I think they're endings that feel like beginnings.” — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share Image
“... some people - think only the present is real. The past and the future don't even exist. ... And some people say that… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share Image
“The sleeper dreams of an egg and knows an egg. He dreams the egg is hatched and a bird rises from the shell. Awake,… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share Image
“Lucy wondered what it was she had found. A boy who wanted to be a writer. And a family who had picnics under the… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share Image
“But don’t you think there some stories that are more alive than that? When you put certain books back on the shelf, don’t you… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share Image
