--- title: "4 Karla Kuskin Quotes - Famous Writer (Roar and More)" description: "Karla Kuskin was a prolific American author, poet, illustrator, and reviewer of children's literature. Kuskin was known for her poetic, alliterative style." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b039/author-karla-kuskin-69638.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Karla Kuskin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b039/author-karla-kuskin-69638.jpg) # Karla Kuskin (1932–2009) Writer United States **4** quotes in **46** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Karla Kuskin was a writer from the United States, best known for *Roar and More*. ## Quick Facts About Karla Kuskin Born July 17, 1932 Died August 20, 2009 Nationality United States Profession Writer Notable works Roar and More ## About Karla Kuskin Karla Kuskin was a prolific American author, poet, illustrator, and reviewer of children's literature. Kuskin was known for her poetic, alliterative style. ## Quotes by Karla Kuskin > [If there would be a recipe for a poem, these would be the ingredients: word sounds, rhythm, description, feeling, memory, rhyme, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karla-kuskin/if-there-would-be-a-recipe-for-a-poem-these-would-be-the-ingredients/) Karla Kuskin [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c38/karla-kuskin-69638_description_if-there-would-be-a-recipe-for-a-poem-th_126059.jpg) > [If you, Like me, Were made of fur, And sun warmed you, Like me, You'd purr.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karla-kuskin/if-you-like-me-were-made-of-fur-and-sun-warmed-you-like-me-you-d-purr/) Karla Kuskin [Cat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cat/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/002/karla-kuskin-69638_cat_if-you-like-me-were-made-of-fur-and-sun_651319.png) > [The hardest thing in the world is being a critic of your own work. For me time has always been the best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karla-kuskin/the-hardest-thing-in-the-world-is-being-a-critic-of-your-own-work-for/) Karla Kuskin [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/380/karla-kuskin-69638_critic_the-hardest-thing-in-the-world-is-being_2554747.jpg) > [“People always say to me "What do you think you'd like to be When you grow up?" And I say, "Why, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karla-kuskin/people-always-say-to-me-what-do-you-think-you-d-like-to-be-when-you/) Karla Kuskin [Childhood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/childhood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb9/karla-kuskin-69638_childhood_people-always-say-to-me-what-do-you-thin_2718740.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karla-kuskin/#itemlist", "name": "Karla Kuskin Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If there would be a recipe for a poem, these would be the ingredients: word sounds, rhythm, description, feeling, memory, rhyme, and imagination. 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