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Katherine Paterson Quotes

It's such a thrill when an adult comes up to me and says, 'I read your book as a child and really loved it.' That's a tremendous compliment.

Katherine Paterson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Child Me Book Loved Compliment Up

I've been learning martial arts since I was 8 years old.

Learning Old Years Arts Been Since

My first four books were not published because nobody wanted them. They were adult books, not kids' books.

Nobody First Adult Books Kids Four

I dream of a not-so-distant future in which every woman can wake up, decide what she'll wear from the millions of styles in her digital dream closet, and have her outfit magically delivered to her before she finishes her coffee.

Future Coffee Woman Wake Up Dream

It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean.

Great Ocean Know Sailor Line Cannot

Believe me, it jabs you. When you're on the side of buses and New York loves you, you love to go out there every night. It's like a race. Curtain opens, out you go, and New York is yours.

Angela Lansbury

Love New York Me Night Believe You

Ideally, I like to integrate the human issues into the suspense story itself.

Story Human Suspense Like Issues

Dubai is a vibrant city: Big cars, big buildings... it reminds me of my home town, Hong Kong. People are always on the move here, and there's a lot going on. There are some wonderful architecture and some not-so-wonderful.

Home Architecture People City Me

I'm the last person who would end up doing something that needs meticulous compilation of facts. It's totally against my character. I live by impulse. I'm totally ill-suited to writing history books.

Simon Sebag Montefiore

Live Character History Writing End

We associate the North Atlantic with cod. The motto of Newfoundland used to be 'In cod we trust.' It was a joke, but it was essentially true. But there is no cod anymore. And that's extraordinary. It's all because of either greed or politics - Canadian politics.

Simon Winchester

Trust Motto Politics Greed True

Of course, in India, I always said, 'Oh yes, I'm married.'

India Said Always Yes Course Oh

An actual understanding of our economy is that our economy most depends on our rate of innovation... It's not actually understood by most of the people running for office, but it's not in fact disputed.

Innovation People Understanding Fact

Liberals always cry wolf.

Wolf Cry Always Liberals

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