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
I am called to listen to the sound of my own heart -- to write the story within myself that demands to… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
Once a book is published, it no longer belongs to me. My creative task is done. The work now belongs to the… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
I cannot, will not, withhold from my young readers the harsh realities of human hunger and suffering and loss, but neither will… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
Reading asks that you bring your whole life experience and your ability to decode the written word and your creative imagination to… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
We are trying to communicate that which lies in our deepest heart, which has no words, which can only be hinted at… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
I think if a book has the power to move a reader, it also has the power to offend a reader. And… — 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
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