American - Writer | October 9, 1956 -
Hunger and homelessness aren't things we always want to talk about.
K. A. Applegate
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I think we have a real obligation when we do have animals in captivity to understand their needs and to care for them as well as we can.
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I hate to witness animals in captivity - or see circus elephants paraded down the streets. When animals are caged, it's a loss of what they are.
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I think all writers write from the time they're really young, and you just start asking the question, 'What if?'
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I grew up with a menagerie of dogs, cats, gerbils - not to mention three younger siblings.
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I was sure I wanted to grow up to be either a veterinarian or a writer. In fact, I worked for a vet during high school, doing everything from cleaning cages to assisting in surgery.
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When I was a child, going to a circus with wild animal acts was a rite of passage. These days, it's an act of complicit cruelty.
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As a species, we can at times be dimwitted and cruel. But we're also capable of learning.
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I live in a high-rise apartment building, so I just have two cats. They're both pound kitties. One of them, Dick, is an evil, foot-biting cat. When I write a tiger morph, I'm always imagining Dick.
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I really love writing, but I am very easily distracted: my two cats fighting, a rainbow, a TV show... I have to use every trick to keep myself at the computer.
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I've got to believe I'm the first person to win the Newbery who has written a Harlequin romance!
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Gorillas may seem terrifying because of their bodies, but they are really magnificent and very gentle.
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