My son and I discovered Terry Pratchett's books together, when he was about eleven years old. He'd be reading on his own… — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
“[W]hat people truly desire is access to the knowledge and information that ultimately lead to a better life--the collected wisdom of the… — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
With a book called 'Keeping Score,' I really did want to write a book about the Korean War, because I felt that… — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
I do think that part of literature's job is to comment on and participate in the social issues of the time. — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
I've been writing for as long as I can remember, and reading even before that. My mom still has stories that I… — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
All my books take a long time to research. I spend several months researching before I start writing, and in the middle… — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
When I was reading books for 'Seesaw Girl,' I came across several references to the fact that in the 11th and 12th… — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
I want all my books to provoke some kind of response in the reader, to make them think something or feel something… — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
Each of my books has taken me a different length of time to write - eight months for 'Seesaw Girl,' eight months… — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
God bless Interlibrary Loan. I pay a lot of library fines. In the case of 'A Single Shard,' I was using books… — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
When I'm writing, I try not to think things like, 'Gosh, I have to finish writing this book.' Books are very long… — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
I can give advice to anyone interested in writing in one word: Read! I think it's much more important to be a… — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
“One step at a time, one day at a time, just today, just this day to get through.” — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
Libraries hold the wisdom of the world and the stories of the ages - available to everyone, free of charge! — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
“I have chosen the way of my death, which is something few of us are privileged to do.” — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
A mistake made with good in your heart is still a mistake, but it is one for which you must forgive yourself. — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
My son and I discovered Terry Pratchett's books together, when he was about eleven years old. He'd be reading on his own and would… — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
You burn the paper, but not the words. You silence the words, but not the thoughts. You kill the thoughts only if you kill… — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
I enjoy my family a lot. I have active teenagers, and they're in soccer and choral events. — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
In my family and among Korean-Americans, there just is no occasion that people would get together without bibimbap. It's something that people eat when… — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
“Foxes were dreaded animals. They were not large or fierce, like the bears and tigers that roamed the mountains, but they were known to… — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
If you're trying to write about very strong horror, very strong fear or very strong emotion, it's easy to overwrite it. — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
What I like most: Reading well-written sources that take me to another world for hours at a time - and being able to call… — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
If a man is keeping an idea to himself, and that idea is taken by stealth or trickery-I say it is stealing. But once… — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
