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21 quotes by Kate DiCamillo

Katrina Elizabeth "Kate" DiCamillo (born March 25, 1964) is an American writer of children's fiction for all reading levels, usually featuring animals. Her 2003 novel The Tale of Despereaux and 2013 novel Flora and Ulysses each won the annual Newbery Medal recognizing the year's "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children." Because of Winn-Dixie was a runner-up (Newbery Honor Book) in 2000. DiCamillo is also known for...
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Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be offered as a gift.

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Every well-written book is a light for me. When you write, you use other writers and their books as guides in the wilderness.

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I am single and childless, but I have lots of friends and I am an aunt to three lovely children.

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I am busier now than I ever imagined I would be, but I feel blessed in that I have found what I am supposed to be doing with my life. It's... →

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Everything I write comes from my childhood in one way or another. I am forever drawing on the sense of mystery and wonder and possibility that... →

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It distresses me that parents insist that their children read or make them read. The best way for children to treasure reading is to see the adults... →

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Hands down, the biggest thrill is to get a letter from a kid saying, I loved your book. Will you write me another one?

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I didn't know anything about writing a screenplay, but somehow I ended up rewriting a screenplay.

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I like to think of myself as a storyteller.

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I think of myself as an enormously lucky person.

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I thought I was going nowhere. Now I can see there was a pattern.

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I'm at the mercy of whatever character comes into my head.

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Understand, I had absolutely no interest in writing; I wanted to be a Writer.

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