American - Author | March 25, 1964 -
I always wanted to be a character when I worked at Disney, but I wasn't short enough for certain characters, and I wasn't tall enough for others.
Kate DiCamillo
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I've always been a doodler.
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You have to learn how to write each book.
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Everything about writing is hard for me except for that - the names pop into my head. That's one of the reasons why I always make sure I have a notebook with me.
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I didn't really start to write until I was almost 30, and I started with the short stories.
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I am stuck at 10 years old. I think.
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Happily, I had lots of childhood heroes.
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I read a couple of books a week. About 80 percent of what I read is contemporary literature for adults. The other 20 percent is made up of non-fiction and children's books.
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'Island of the Blue Dolphins' by Scott O'Dell had a huge impact on me.
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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. I think our job is to love the world.
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I have no talents. But I do have hope. And wonder. And love. Maybe those are talents?
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My father - he was an orthodontist - was supposed to sell his practice and move down to Florida, but that never happened... I would sometimes spend the summer with him and visit him, but he never lived with us.
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