If I'm going to be a pessimist, then I should just stop writing for young people because that's too heavy a burden to put on young readers. But also, I get to meet with people who have waded through horrible… — Deborah Ellis Copy Share Image
We never know who we are going to be until we are tested, but perhaps we can test ourselves without going to the extremes of war. Perhaps we can be kinder now, live with less now, reach out to others… — Deborah Ellis Copy Share Image
In refugee camps around the world, I met people who were gone. They were still walking around but had lost so much that they… — Deborah Ellis Copy Share Image
I think most people, no matter what their situation, manage to find joy and comfort in their daily lives. I also think things fall… — Deborah Ellis Copy Share Image
We owe it to our children to be honest about the world and to provide them with material written specially for them. — Deborah Ellis Copy Share Image
In Afghanistan, there have been a lot of teachers assassinated, schools are being blown up, girls are harassed and in some cases, attacked on… — Deborah Ellis Copy Share Image
“Like it or not, you need to know how to do this. Your future depends on it. You give up on this, you will… — Deborah Ellis Copy Share Image
One of the things that has really hit home for me is that the world is how we decide it is going to be.… — Deborah Ellis Copy Share Image
I was really bored, pretty antisocial, and not much of a joiner, and people thought that was a problem. I hated high school. In… — Deborah Ellis Copy Share Image
“I didn’t create this world,” she said to herself. “I only have to live in it.” — Deborah Ellis Copy Share Image
If I'm going to be a pessimist, then I should just stop writing for young people because that's too heavy a burden to put… — Deborah Ellis Copy Share Image
When the Taliban took over in 1996, the news of their crimes hit the Toronto papers. As a feminist and as an anti-war activist,… — Deborah Ellis Copy Share Image
You have to see the human being in the enemy. If there is potential for change, there is still hope. — Deborah Ellis Copy Share Image
