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World Quotes by Kate DiCamillo

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Kate DiCamillo talks about how her dad’s made‑up fairy tales and his leaving shaped the way she sees the world. She feels lucky to write stories that let hearts break and heal, and she says meeting kids, teachers, and librarians fills her with joy. Her words show that paying close, loving attention to the world can change us.

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If you read, the world is your oyster. It truly is. Reading makes everything possible.

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Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark.

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I believe, sometimes, that the whole world has an aching heart.

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I feel like I've been blessed. I see the world through stories.

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There is nothing sweeter in this sad world than the sound of someone you love calling your name.

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When we read together, we connect. Together, we see the world. Together, we see one another.

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How will the world change if we do not question it?

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Take this squirrel, for instance. Ulysses. Do I believe he can type poetry? Sure, I do believe it. There is much more…

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In my stories for children, I sometimes show a hard, harsh, dangerous world. I'm going to show you the way it is,…

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Do you think everybody misses somebody? Like I miss my mama?” “Mmmm-hmmm,” said Gloria. She closed her eyes. “I believe, sometimes, that…

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If you want to be a writer, write a little bit every day. Pay attention to the world around you. Stories are…

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I think our job is to trust our readers. I think our job is to see and to let ourselves be seen.…

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Writing at home and then going out into the world to talk about why books matter to me feeds the writing. It's…

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As a kid books changed how I looked at the world and helped me understand things. Books still deepen me and open…

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Have you, in truth, ever seen something so heartbreakingly lovely? What are we to make of a world where stars shine bright…

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When I was a kid I loved to read, but I didn't write and I didn't create imaginary worlds. So, if one…

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There," she said. She rocked him back and forth. "There, you foolish, beautiful boy who wants to change the world. There, there.…

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In The Tale of Despereaux, there is a lot of darkness, a lot of despair. There's also a lot of light, redemption,…

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The book [The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane] is about the fact that living in this world means that your heart is…

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That you can go anywhere in America and get a book from a library is just the most amazing thing in the…

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Sometimes strange and wonderful things will pop into my head. And sometimes I will see something in the world that is the…

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[A businessmen in plane after 9\11] asked me, "What are you working on now?" And I said I was writing a story…

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the story is not a pretty one. there is violence in it. And cruelty. But stories that are not pretty have a…

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It is truly excellent to have someone believe in you and your ability to write. But I think it is just as…

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So here I am, sending a two-ounce mouse down into a dungeon with a sewing needle to save a human princess, and…

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A friend of mine said Winn-Dixie is the way that people want the world to be and Tiger Rising is the way…

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If the world held magic powerful enough to make the elephant appear, then there must exist, too, magic in equal measure, magic…

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Going out and not only meeting the kids, but meeting the teachers and the librarians and seeing the world, fills me up.

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We must ask ourselves these questions as often as we dare. How will the world change if we do not question it?

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To me the book is like having a kid. I have to let it go out in the world, and great things…

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My father leaving the family shaped who I was and how I looked at the world. By the same token, my father…

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I feel like the luckiest person in the world to have found what I am supposed to do and to get to…

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What would make me happiest is if kids read these books [Bink & Gollie] and think: there is so much to love…

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The world is dark, and light is precious. Come closer, dear reader. You must trust me. I am telling you a story.

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I get my inspiration from looking at the world and paying attention to people and just looking closely. Also from reading. I…

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Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark. Begin at the beginning. Tell Gregory a story. Make some light.

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Rats have a sense of humor. Rats, in fact think the world is very funny. And they are right, dear reader. They…

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There's this amplification that happens anytime you tell a story. You let it go out into the world. It's the most beautiful…

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Reading might not be the way that the child engages with the world, but it should be something that they all learn…

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... every time you look at the world and the people in it closely, lovingly, imaginatively, it changes you. The world, under…

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“Everything, as you well know (having lived in this world long enough to have figured out a thing or two for yourself), cannot always…

“Dear God, thank you for warm summer nights and candlelight and good food. But thank you most of all for friends. We appreciate the…

There ain't no point in making soup unless others eat it. Soup needs another mouth to taste it, another heart to be warmed by…

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