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Kate DiCamillo Quotes

Writing my own stories had always been one of my dreams, but I didn't start until I was 29. I was working in a book warehouse and was assigned to the third floor where all the children's books were. For four and a half years, I spent all day, every day around children's books, and it wasn't long before I fell in love with them.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: March 25, 1964

Topics

Love Dreams Children Day Start Book

Napoleon was probably the equal at least of Washington in intellect, his superior in education. Both of them were successful in serving the state.

Matthew Simpson

Education Washington Serving Equal

Growing your own garden is way less expensive than going out shopping and eating.

Shopping Eating Garden Growing Way

I'm living the exact life I planned on living when I was five. My life has taken some turns and changes that I didn't anticipate, and it has brought me different things. I thought material things would bring me happiness, which they didn't. But through this, I have learned what things are important and what aren't.

Life Happiness Me Thought My Life

After the Soft Boys I just didn't want to work with any more guitarists.

Robyn Hitchcock

Work Want More Soft Just After

I was one of 14 senators to vote against the Defense of Marriage Act. I thought it was a harsh and unnecessary thing to do to people across this country who care enough about each other to want to be married.

Marriage People Thought Care Enough

My mother's love has always been a sustaining force for our family, and one of my greatest joys is seeing her integrity, her compassion, her intelligence reflected in my daughters.

Family Love Mother Integrity Seeing

I like to believe in the good in people. But we're all going to screw up from time to time. It just happens. It really is how our best growth occurs.

Good Growth Time Best People Up

I am a woman and, second, I have been to war. I am a combat veteran. This is not a war on women, and anytime Democrats use the word 'war,' they need to do it to honor our servicemen and women.

Women Woman I Am War Honor Need

If you're not keen on crowds, it might be best to give Edinburgh a miss during festival time when it can get extremely busy.

Dexter Fletcher

Time Best Busy You Miss Get

It was very much like Norman Rockwell: small town America. We walked to school or rode our bikes, stopped at the penny candy store on the way home from school, skated on the pond.

Home School Small America Penny Way

I began as a fiction writer - I had written three novels in my 20s and 30s. But as my work has gravitated towards literary nonfiction, or lyric essay or poetic essay, whatever you want to call it, I'm constantly beating my head against the wall 'cause I'm teaching a genre that's no longer that exciting to me and that I'm no longer practicing.

Work Me You Wall Three Want

We always want to live in an environment where there's no artificial block to good work.

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Work Good Live Good Work Environment

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