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Kate Klise

(1963) Writer United States

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Kate Klise is a writer from the United States.

Quick Facts About Kate Klise

Born: January 1, 1963
Nationality: United States
Profession: Writer
Known for: 43 Old Cemetery Road

About Kate Klise

Catherine "Kate" Klise is an American writer known for children's fiction. Many of her books are illustrated by her sister, M. Sarah Klise. Their popular Regarding series is presented in a scrapbook format, with letters, journal entries, and related ephemera telling the story. She is also known for her picture books as well as the bestselling 43 Old Cemetery Road series. Klise's first adult novel, In the Bag, was released in 2012. She is a contributor to The Huffington Post.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Kate Klise

“Because that’s what art is; that’s what it does. It breaks your heart. It moves you. If it doesn’t do that, forget…

Art

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“I think romance is harder in the digital or postdigital age or whatever we’re supposed to call it. Love is harder.”

Love

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“Art has to ask questions and make you care. Nothing I saw elicited even the slightest emotional response. But maybe that was…

Art

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“If these artist were trying to convince me that the pursuit of love in the postdigital age was more exciting, more mysterious,…

Art

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“You don’t have to know what you want to be. That comes later. But I want you to know what you want…

Life

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Just like old librarians, old coins are often more valuable than they appear at face value.

Coins

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“But for those of us lucky to be alive there are some things that should be said face to face.”

Face to face

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“And you know, the crazy thing about love," I went on, "is that you can tell the other person anything in the…

Love

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I walked down Paseo del Prado, losing myself to the sights, sounds, and dense magic of the city. There's something weirdly calming…

Beautiful

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“I know I should try harder to make her feel necessary in my life. It totally freaked her when I said I…

Life

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some wishes come true. some wishes dont. sometimes you find out you were wishing for the completely wrong thing.

Sometimes

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“And you know, that’s another reason I named her Coco. Because to me, chocolate is about indulging in things that give you…

Joy

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“If your hogs have warts, call us. Hogwarts Wart Removal. 555-HOGWARTS”

Harry potter

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“But we're all characters in our own stories, Iggy.”

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And so, we end with a beginning. Because every ending is really a beginning. All you need is a house that's old…

Book

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“I’m pretty good at walking away from things—probably too good, in fact.”

Pretty good

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“Many things can cause us to worry, but a kind word or deed can do wonders. Sometimes that's all we need to…

Anxiety

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“Now think of life in the same terms. Start over when you have to. Make a second draft. Or a third. Embrace…

Life

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Can I tell you what I want? I want to stop wanting things I can’t have. I want to stop falling for…

Cake

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“For the next thirteen-plus hours, I stared out the window at the passing towns and countryside. All those lives. All those untold…

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What do people want? Well, you really can’t talk about wants until you talk about needs.

Needs

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I'm often drawn to darker subjects. There's a lot of awful stuff in literature - and in life. Every day I read…

Books

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“Uh, puedo hablar con Andrew Nelson, por favor?" I asked, feeling like an idiot. "Quien?" "El americano," I explained. "Muy grande americano."…

Coffee

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What’s wrong with just talking? Isn’t that why bars were invented? So you could talk to somebody over a drink—as opposed to…

Bars

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P.S. Nothing personal, but I think this journal assignment is a waste of time. I know I have to do something to…

Assignments

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