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... →
Kate DiCamillo
Hands down, the biggest thrill is to get a letter from a kid saying, I loved your book. Will you write me another one?
The 1,000 tasting portions were to be served over a period of six hours, starting at noon, so we would have to prep those another way, to keep them... →
Rocco DiSpirito
Infectious diseases introduced with Europeans, like smallpox and measles, spread from one Indian tribe to another, far in advance of Europeans... →
Jared Diamond
Bruce Willis is Bruce Willis in every single movie I've seen him in, except 'Death Becomes Her' and 'Mortal Thoughts,' which is... →
Guillermo Diaz
There are a couple of strategies for writing about an absence or writing about a loss. One can create the person that was lost, develop the character... →
Junot Diaz
When I was working on 'Drown' - this was way back in the mid-'90s - I had this idea that I wanted to do another collected stories. I... →
Even if you didn't come from another country, the idea of how do you make a home somewhere new is common to anyone who's either going to... →
Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true.
Charles Dickens
Credit is a system whereby a person who can not pay gets another person who can not pay to guarantee that he can pay.