Katherine Paterson Quotes

I like to write about a lot of things, which is why my books are different. This is probably why I don't like to write sequels, but chiefly I like to write about people.

Katherine Paterson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 31, 1932

Topics

PeopleWhyWriteThingsDifferent

And you know, we'd go to church. We were Baptists. And every now and then there'd be a tent would set up, and it was the Holiness folks. And we liked their music.

Mel Tillis

MusicChurchYouGoKnowNow

One of the best ways to see tree flowers is to climb one of the tallest trees and to get into close, tingling touch with them, and then look broad.

John Muir

BestTreeFlowersClimbTreesLook

My favorite movie is 'The Women' from 1939. It's been my favorite movie since I was like 12 years old. I love the dialogue, really. It's just a lot of really strong female performances. Rosalind Russell kills it, you know.

Anna Kendrick

LoveWomenStrongYouKnowOld

That God does not exist, I cannot deny, That my whole being cries out for God I cannot forget.

Jean-Paul Sartre

GodForgetOutBeingExistWhole

Compulsive eating is an emotional problem, and we use an emotional approach to its solution.

Jean Nidetch

EatingProblemSolutionEmotional

I am fairly certain that my abortion position hurt me, because in a Democratic primary, where turnout is relatively low, liberal voters turn out in disproportionately large numbers and thus exercise a disproportionate influence on the outcome.

Robert Casey

I AmMeInfluenceHurtExerciseOut

I found out I had a real love for comedy and comedy writing. The logic was, there weren't too many female comedians, so I thought I might as well try a field that had fewer competitors than the field I was in, which was acting, singing and dancing.

Rita Rudner

LoveWritingSingingThoughtComedy

Regular church-goers are substantially more likely than non-attenders to read, to take newspapers and magazines, to listen to classical music, to attend symphony concerts, operas, and stage plays.

Rodney Stark

MusicListenMoreStageTakeThan

Good directing is good writing and good casting.

Robert Zemeckis

GoodWritingGood WritingDirecting

I think true wilderness can still be found, but it's hard to reach and dangerous when you get there, which is probably why it still exists.

Michelle Paver

WildernessThinkReachYouDangerous

After I quit my band, I definitely was so full, like I'm so full I could never eat again. I had that kind of feeling where the elements, like the touring stuff, were harder for me and I definitely felt fine not experiencing it again.

Jason Schwartzman

MeFeelingQuitKindNeverEat

My whole thing is that I want to explore why you read books, what's the purpose of reading, and maybe that it's not that cool to hate something just because it's popular.

Josh Radnor

HatePurposeCoolReadingYouWant

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