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> [I am passionate about reading, for myself and for kids. Our future as a compassionate, productive, healthy society is rooted in our continuing to engage our minds and spirits. The key for me is in keeping it joyful as an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-walton-hamilton/i-am-passionate-about-reading-for-myself-and-for-kids-our-future-as-a/)

[Emma Walton Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-walton-hamilton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d83/emma-walton-hamilton-14666_activity_i-am-passionate-about-reading-for-myself_394540.jpg)

## More by Emma Walton Hamilton

> [I think you have to have a personal connection, and that's what I am always looking to try to create: a personal way in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-walton-hamilton/i-think-you-have-to-have-a-personal-connection-and-that-s-what-i-am/)

[Emma Walton Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-walton-hamilton/)

> [Stereotypes have their roots in truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-walton-hamilton/stereotypes-have-their-roots-in-truth/)

[Emma Walton Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-walton-hamilton/)

> [Dramatic reading and writing for kids can open a window to individuality and to expression that nothing else does, because all of a sudden…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-walton-hamilton/dramatic-reading-and-writing-for-kids-can-open-a-window-to/)

[Emma Walton Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-walton-hamilton/)

> [I was able to hide a lot behind 'Walton,' and found that to be quite useful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-walton-hamilton/i-was-able-to-hide-a-lot-behind-walton-and-found-that-to-be-quite/)

[Emma Walton Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-walton-hamilton/)

> [So often we think, well, kids learn to read at school, I don't have to be responsible for that. But in fact they learn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-walton-hamilton/so-often-we-think-well-kids-learn-to-read-at-school-i-don-t-have-to/)

[Emma Walton Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-walton-hamilton/)

> [And for me I think I was originally a theater person, a producer/director/actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-walton-hamilton/and-for-me-i-think-i-was-originally-a-theater-person-a-producer/)

[Emma Walton Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-walton-hamilton/)

> [I am passionate about reading, for myself and for kids. Our future as a compassionate, productive, healthy society is rooted in our continuing to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-walton-hamilton/i-am-passionate-about-reading-for-myself-and-for-kids-our-future-as-a/)

[Emma Walton Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-walton-hamilton/)

> [Netflix is so amazing because they take chances. They'll take a risk, be edgy, be quirky.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-walton-hamilton/netflix-is-so-amazing-because-they-take-chances-they-ll-take-a-risk/)

[Emma Walton Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-walton-hamilton/)

> [The arts give kids the building blocks with which to then play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-walton-hamilton/the-arts-give-kids-the-building-blocks-with-which-to-then-play/)

[Emma Walton Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-walton-hamilton/)

> [Graphic novels might really speak to one child who's struggling with the other kinds of reading and might help them discover that storytelling is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-walton-hamilton/graphic-novels-might-really-speak-to-one-child-who-s-struggling-with/)

[Emma Walton Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-walton-hamilton/)

> [We're both very passionate about the arts. Mom, of course with her arts background. I have a theater background and work with children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-walton-hamilton/we-re-both-very-passionate-about-the-arts-mom-of-course-with-her-arts/)

[Emma Walton Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-walton-hamilton/)

> [My mother used to say, "Tell your brain you want that piece of information or you want to solve this problem, and then just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-walton-hamilton/my-mother-used-to-say-tell-your-brain-you-want-that-piece-of/)

[Emma Walton Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-walton-hamilton/)

> [If you wait until you're an adult to be exposed to the arts, it could seem elitist, it could seem out of reach, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-walton-hamilton/if-you-wait-until-you-re-an-adult-to-be-exposed-to-the-arts-it-could/)

[Emma Walton Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-walton-hamilton/)

> [I think that children who read are better writers, and children who tell stories appreciate books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-walton-hamilton/i-think-that-children-who-read-are-better-writers-and-children-who/)

[Emma Walton Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-walton-hamilton/)

> [I think I personally, as a writer, read differently knowing how tough it is to write, knowing how challenging it is to articulate it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-walton-hamilton/i-think-i-personally-as-a-writer-read-differently-knowing-how-tough/)

[Emma Walton Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-walton-hamilton/)

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