Malorie Blackman Quotes

British - Writer | February 8, 1962 -

I have encountered those who feel that libraries have served their purpose and are no longer needed. There are those who consider them a soft target when it comes to local authority budget cuts. In certain political quarters, there is a refusal to see that our public library service needs active protection.

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In a television interview, I said that diversity in our children's books should include the adventures of disabled children, travellers and gipsies, LGBT teens, different cultures, classes, colours, religions. It shouldn't be a token gesture, nor do such stories need to be 'issue-based'.

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Shakespeare's 'Othello' was inspired by Cinthio's 'A Moorish Captain'; his 'Hamlet' came from Saxo Grammaticus's 'Amleth.'

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A love of books has opened so many doors for me. Stories have inspired me and taught me to aspire.

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I hope to instill, in every child I meet, my love and enthusiasm for reading and stories.

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I'm a voice for children's books and children's reading.

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I loved reading when I grew up but did feel totally invisible because I couldn't see myself and my life reflected in the books I was reading.

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I would like to champion diverse forms like graphic novels and works told in verse and diverse writers and illustrators and diverse authors as well.

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