--- title: "1 Books Really Quotes By Will Hobbs" description: "1 Books Really quotes by Will Hobbs. Plus more from Will Hobbs and more Books Really sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/985/will-hobbs-19998_book_i-stay-in-contact-with-kids-and-that-is_2333781.png" --- > [I stay in contact with kids, and that is a lot of fun for me, not only to get their letters but to meet them in schools and see that the books really have engaged their hearts and imaginations. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-hobbs/i-stay-in-contact-with-kids-and-that-is-a-lot-of-fun-for-me-not-only/) [Will Hobbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-hobbs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/985/will-hobbs-19998_book_i-stay-in-contact-with-kids-and-that-is_2333781.png) ## More by Will Hobbs > [Once you're imagining being the main character, and you're having the conversations and actually being there, the magic in fiction writing takes over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-hobbs/once-you-re-imagining-being-the-main-character-and-you-re-having-the/) [Will Hobbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-hobbs/) > [I love to read about the exploits of technical mountain climbers, but I've never done any vertical climbing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-hobbs/i-love-to-read-about-the-exploits-of-technical-mountain-climbers-but/) [Will Hobbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-hobbs/) > [Choosing the narrator for a first-person story like 'Downriver' is a crucial decision because the voice has to be one the reader wants to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-hobbs/choosing-the-narrator-for-a-first-person-story-like-downriver-is-a/) [Will Hobbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-hobbs/) > [My youngest brother and I went on a ten-day canoe trip in Bowron Provincial Park in British Columbia years ago. Believe it or not,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-hobbs/my-youngest-brother-and-i-went-on-a-ten-day-canoe-trip-in-bowron/) [Will Hobbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-hobbs/) > [I do have two wonderful awards from the Western Writers of America, one for 'Beardance' and the other for 'Far North.' The award is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-hobbs/i-do-have-two-wonderful-awards-from-the-western-writers-of-america/) [Will Hobbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-hobbs/) > [I love weird science. I learned in an article in 'National Geographic' that there are trillions of bacteria in our guts that help us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-hobbs/i-love-weird-science-i-learned-in-an-article-in-national-geographic/) [Will Hobbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-hobbs/) > [So much of writing is discovery. Sometimes I feel like a rat in a maze, trying to discover the way out. My little heart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-hobbs/so-much-of-writing-is-discovery-sometimes-i-feel-like-a-rat-in-a-maze/) [Will Hobbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-hobbs/) > [For 'The Big Wander,' I probably had ten different outlines before I made myself start writing. I would sleep on each one, thinking it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-hobbs/for-the-big-wander-i-probably-had-ten-different-outlines-before-i/) [Will Hobbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-hobbs/) > [I've been collecting articles on extremophile bacteria for at least the last ten years. I find them fascinating, whether they live in boiling pools…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-hobbs/i-ve-been-collecting-articles-on-extremophile-bacteria-for-at-least/) [Will Hobbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-hobbs/) > [“Dusty rarely barks, but did she ever send up a clamor now, barking like there was no tomorrow.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-hobbs/dusty-rarely-barks-but-did-she-ever-send-up-a-clamor-now-barking-like/) [Will Hobbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-hobbs/) > [I've been under the spell of the North ever since my childhood in Alaska. More and more, I've been returning to Alaska, and sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-hobbs/i-ve-been-under-the-spell-of-the-north-ever-since-my-childhood-in/) [Will Hobbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-hobbs/) > [Dreams aren't practical, but we can't live without them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-hobbs/dreams-aren-t-practical-but-we-can-t-live-without-them/) [Will Hobbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-hobbs/) > ['Changes in Latitudes' began when I was looking at a photograph of a sea turtle swimming underwater. I had such a strong feeling for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-hobbs/changes-in-latitudes-began-when-i-was-looking-at-a-photograph-of-a/) [Will Hobbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-hobbs/) > ['Ghost Canoe' takes place on the storm-tossed tip of Washington's Olympic Peninsula, where I spent a lot of time hiking and exploring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-hobbs/ghost-canoe-takes-place-on-the-storm-tossed-tip-of-washington-s/) [Will Hobbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-hobbs/) > [Researching and writing about the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98 was one of the most exciting and involving projects I've undertaken.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-hobbs/researching-and-writing-about-the-klondike-gold-rush-of-1897-98-was/) [Will Hobbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-hobbs/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books-really/will-hobbs/#itemlist", "name": "1 Books Really Quotes By Will Hobbs", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I stay in contact with kids, and that is a lot of fun for me, not only to get their letters but to meet them in schools and see that the books really have engaged their hearts and imaginations. 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