...those of us who write for children are called, not to do something to a child, but be someone for a child. — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
I woke up one morning and realized that what I wanted to say to everyone - children, young people, adults - was:… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
We book people are always preaching about reading aloud to children, but unless you do, you can't realize how it enriches family… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
The children's book world has given me wonderful friendships and an unbelievably rich life. — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
It's such a thrill when an adult comes up to me and says, 'I read your book as a child and really… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading. — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
Some say it is the elements of hope and wonder in children's books that make them special. But there are many dark… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
Children have to have access to books, and a lot of children can't go to a store and buy a book. We… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
“But then, oh, my blessed, he smiled. I guess from that moment I knew I was going to marry Joseph Wojtkiewicz--God, pope,… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
When people ask me what qualifies me to be a writer for children, I say I was once a child. But I… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
All of us can think of a book... that we hope none of our children or any other children have taken off… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
He [an earnest young reporter] seemed to share the view of many intelligent, well-educated, well-meaning people that, while adult literature may aim… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
I think, she began quietly, I think we want... not just bread for our bellies. We want more than only bread. We… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading. Something that will stretch… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
A good story is alive, ever changing and growing as it meets each listener or reader in a spirited and unique encounter,… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
He [an earnest young reporter] seemed to share the view of many intelligent, well-educated, well-meaning people that, while adult literature may aim to be… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
We do have trouble dealing with death, but it's the one thing that is guaranteed we are all going to have to do, and… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
Everybody gets scared sometimes, May Belle. You don't have to be ashamed. — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
Obviously, I love to do both contemporary and historical fiction. When a hint of a story grabs me, I try to go with it… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
I love revisions...We can't go back and revise our lives, but being allowed to go back and revise what we have written comes closest. — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
I woke up one morning and realized that what I wanted to say to everyone - children, young people, adults - was: Read for… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
Our fundamental task as human beings is to seek out connections-to exercise our imaginations. — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
I do know that I need solitude, not only to write but to nourish myself (being, like most writers, an introvert) so that I… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
“I had no study in those days, not even a desk or file or bookcase to call mine alone…It might have happened sooner [the… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
![“He [an earnest young reporter] seemed to share the view of many intelligent, well-educated, well-meaning people that, while adult literature may aim to be art, the object of children's books is to whip the little rascals into shape.” quote by Katherine Paterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2cf/katherine-paterson-2365_adults_he-an-earnest-young-reporter-seemed-to-s_6101.jpg)
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