A friend of mine said Winn-Dixie is the way that people want the world to be and Tiger Rising is the way… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
Perhaps," said the man, "you would like to be lost with us. I have found it much more agreeable to be lost… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
They were always on the move.But in truth said bull we are all going nowhere — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
There," she said. She rocked him back and forth. "There, you foolish, beautiful boy who wants to change the world. There, there.… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
Do you think everybody misses somebody? Like I miss my mama?” “Mmmm-hmmm,” said Gloria. She closed her eyes. “I believe, sometimes, that… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
But still, here are the words Despereaux Tilling spoke to his father. He said, "I forgive you, Pa!" And he said those… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
We [me and Alison McGhee] probably wouldn't have said that when we were writing the stories, but it is so apparent to… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
Alison [McGhee] and I have known each other since the summer of 2001. One evening we were sitting around talking about how… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
On the return flight from my mother in Florida , I sat next to a businessman who asked me what I did… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
Once there was a princess who was very beautiful. She shone bright as the stars on a moonless night. But what difference… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
Don't drop him," said Peter's mother to his father. "Don't you dare drop him." She was laughing. "I will not," said his… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane began with a friend giving me a rabbit doll - forgive me, Edward, for using that… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
In luggage claim at the Minneapolis airport, the guy came up to me and said, "Maybe you're wrong, maybe stories do matter."… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
The way we started was, Alison [McGhee] said, 'Tall girl, short girl.' We had no plans beyond that. — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
I have been loved, Edward told the stars. So? said the stars. What difference does that make when you are all alone… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
Love!' said the princess. She stamped her foot. 'Why must everyone always speak of love? — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
Reader, do you think it is a terrible thing to hope when there is really no reason to hope at all? Or… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
Look at me, he said to her. His arms and legs jerked. Look at me. You got your wish. I have learned… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
Once upon a time," he said out loud to the darkness. He said these words because they were the best, the most… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
[Our first dinner with Alison McGhee] was at Figlio's [in Minneapolis]. I know exactly what I had, because it was so good:… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
Holly McGhee said I should come to dinner with them. That first dinner, I said something pretty smart-alecky, and Alison [McGhee] laughed… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
[A businessmen in plane after 9\11] asked me, "What are you working on now?" And I said I was writing a story… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
I was over at Alison's [McGhee], I think we were playing Scrabble. I remember we were both complaining - yeah, we sound… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
During the night, while Bull and Lucy slept, Edward, with ever-open eyes, stared up at the constellations. He said their names, and… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
In luggage claim at the Minneapolis airport, the guy came up to me and said, "Maybe you're wrong, maybe stories do matter." I wrote… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
“If every babe who cried were still alive, well, then, the world would be a very crowded place, indeed.” — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
My father leaving the family shaped who I was and how I looked at the world. By the same token, my father telling me… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
Reader, you may ask this queston. In fact, you must ask this question. Is it ridiculous for a very small, sickly, big-eared mouse to… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
It wasn't until my fifth or sixth book where I realized I'm trying to do the same thing in every story I tell, which… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
[He] had the soul of a poet, and because of this, he liked very much to consider questions that had no answers. — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
Everything about writing is hard for me except for that - the names pop into my head. That's one of the reasons why I… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
Reading a story should be a fabulous, wonderful thing. The most important thing that parents can do for kids is to read with them… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
“If you have no intention of loving or being loved then the whole journey is pointless” — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
I feel like the luckiest person in the world to have found what I am supposed to do and to get to do it. — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
“Everything, as you well know (having lived in this world long enough to have figured out a thing or two for yourself), cannot always… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
![“We [me and Alison McGhee] probably wouldn't have said that when we were writing the stories, but it is so apparent to me in the finished product. For me, looking at Bink, it's like looking at myself on the page in a way that I've never experienced with any other book that I've written.” quote by Kate DiCamillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/820/kate-dicamillo-599_book_we-me-and-alison-mcghee-probably-wouldn_848404.jpg)
![“Alison [McGhee] and I have known each other since the summer of 2001. One evening we were sitting around talking about how we wished we had a good story to work on. Alison said: Why don't we work on a story together? I said: A story about what? And Alison said: A story about a short girl and a…” quote by Kate DiCamillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b02/kate-dicamillo-599_evening_alison-mcghee-and-i-have-known-each-othe_1790961.jpg)
![“The way we started was, Alison [McGhee] said, 'Tall girl, short girl.' We had no plans beyond that.” quote by Kate DiCamillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/333/kate-dicamillo-599_girl_the-way-we-started-was-alison-mcghee-sai_2988030.jpg)
![“[Our first dinner with Alison McGhee] was at Figlio's [in Minneapolis]. I know exactly what I had, because it was so good: their three-cheese ravioli. But I can't remember what I said to Alison that night that made her laugh so hard. But she got me right away and I got her right away.” quote by Kate DiCamillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e35/kate-dicamillo-599_cheese_our-first-dinner-with-alison-mcghee-was_2392668.jpg)
![“Holly McGhee said I should come to dinner with them. That first dinner, I said something pretty smart-alecky, and Alison [McGhee] laughed really hard at it. It made me happy.” quote by Kate DiCamillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7b5/kate-dicamillo-599_dinner_holly-mcghee-said-i-should-come-to-dinne_2067097.jpg)
![“[A businessmen in plane after 9\11] asked me, "What are you working on now?" And I said I was writing a story about a mouse who tries to save a princess. I was mortified. Here the world is falling down around us, and I'm trying to tell the story about a mouse who saves a princess. I said "It…” quote by Kate DiCamillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cfe/kate-dicamillo-599_businessman_a-businessmen-in-plane-after-9-11-asked_2918488.jpg)
![“I was over at Alison's [McGhee], I think we were playing Scrabble. I remember we were both complaining - yeah, we sound like whiners - about how hard writing is, and how we didn't have a story to work on. Alison said, 'Why don't we work on writing something together,' and I said, 'Eh, I don't know…” quote by Kate DiCamillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a2d/kate-dicamillo-599_complaining_i-was-over-at-alison-s-mcghee-i-think-we_2864462.jpg)
![“[He] had the soul of a poet, and because of this, he liked very much to consider questions that had no answers.” quote by Kate DiCamillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/972/kate-dicamillo-599_answers_he-had-the-soul-of-a-poet-and-because-of_48829.jpg)
