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Kate DiCamillo quotes

American Author March 25, 1964

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There are hearts, reader, that never mend again once they are broken. Or if they do mend, they heal themselves in a crooked and lopsided way, as if sewn together by a careless craftsman. Kate DiCamillo
Kate DiCamillo quote: "Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a..."
Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be offered as a gift. Kate DiCamillo
Kate DiCamillo quote: "Perhaps this is a dream, said Madam La Vaughn from her chair...."
Perhaps this is a dream, said Madam La Vaughn from her chair. Perhaps the whole thing has been nothing but a dream. Kate DiCamillo
Did you think that rats do not have hearts? Wrong. All living things have a heart. And the heart of any living thing can be broken. Kate DiCamillo
Kate DiCamillo quote: "Allow me to congratulate you on your very astute powers of..."
Allow me to congratulate you on your very astute powers of observation. Kate DiCamillo
Kate DiCamillo quote: "Farewell is a word that, in any language, is full of sorrow. ..."
Farewell is a word that, in any language, is full of sorrow. It is a word that promises nothing. Kate DiCamillo
If the world held magic powerful enough to make the elephant appear, then there must exist, too, magic in equal measure, magic powerful enough to undo what had been done. Kate DiCamillo
At least Lester had the decency to weep at his act of perfidy. Reader, do you know what 'perfidy' means? I have a feeling you do, based on the scene that unfolded here. But you should look up the word in your dictionary, just to be sure. Kate DiCamillo
Kate DiCamillo quote: "My heart, thought Edward, my heart is broken."
My heart, thought Edward, my heart is broken. Kate DiCamillo
Kate DiCamillo quote: "I was born in Philadelphia and currently live in Minneapolis...."
I was born in Philadelphia and currently live in Minneapolis. I write for both children and adults. Kate DiCamillo
Everything, as you well know (having lived in this world long enough to have figured out a thing or two for yourself), cannot always be sweetness and light. Kate DiCamillo
Kate DiCamillo quote: "I think of myself as an enormously lucky person."
I think of myself as an enormously lucky person. Kate DiCamillo
Kate DiCamillo quote: "And so he was reading the story as if it were a spell and the..."
And so he was reading the story as if it were a spell and the words of it, spoken aloud, could make magic happen. Kate DiCamillo
The longer he marched, the more convinced Peter became that things were indeed hopeless and that an elephant was a ridiculous answer to any question- but a particularly ridiculous answer to a question posed by the human heart. Kate DiCamillo
I will be brave, thought Despereaux. I will try to be brave like a knight in shining armour. I will be brave for the Princess Pea. Kate DiCamillo

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