Karen Hesse Quotes

Young readers are the most challenging, demanding, and rewarding of audiences. Adults often ask why I write for the younger set. My reply: 'I can't think of anyone I'd rather write for.'

Karen Hesse

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 29, 1952

Topics

ThinkYoungWhyWriteAskReply

Leanness of body and soul may go together.

John Owen

TogetherSoulBodyGoMay

I never got a chocolate birthday cake; I got a carob one. And when I went to other kids' houses, I was very covetous of things like Cheez Whiz that I'd find in their refrigerators.

Amanda Marshall

BirthdayCakeChocolateFindNever

I am drawn to Americana, and I am drawn to gothic stories, and I love American gothic stories.

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

LoveI AmAmericanGothicStories

I don't believe that anyone is not bothered by critics. I think that everybody cares.

Miuccia Prada

BelieveThinkCriticsCaresBothered

My son has dubbed me 'the Glove'.

Mitt Romney

SonMeGlove

Shortly after I started working as a doctor, I decided to listen to the voice inside me before it was too late. It was now or never, so I decided to explore acting.

Jonathan LaPaglia

MeDoctorVoiceLateActingNever

It's hard to be taken seriously by anybody above the age of 18 or 20 or something when you're doing a social media tour.

Jonah Marais

AgeSocial MediaDoingMediaYou

My submission to you is we're fighting the war on terror not overseas but in our own streets, and we'd be spending vast more fortunes to try to be a defensive country to protect ourselves rather than an offensive country to spread democracy wherever people yearn for it.

Johnny Isakson

WarPeopleDemocracyFightingYou

I'm a very girlie girl, but I often find the heroes of my books trying to take over the story. In truth, I enjoy writing the male point of view more than any other.

Deborah Raney

GirlTruthWritingStoryViewEnjoy

People like to stir up the fashion vs. costume world, and I think what they mean by 'too costumey' is that it's too much, or not real enough for everyday wear. You couldn't say that about John Galliano's shows, right? I mean, they're awesome, and they're total costume.

Colleen Atwood

PeopleWorldFashionThinkEnough

Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.

Ashley Smith

LifeBeautyDreamsLiveYour Dreams

The regard one shows economy, is like that we show an old aunt who is to leave us something at last.

William Shenstone

OldEconomyAuntLeaveSomethingUs

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