Kate DiCamillo
Once there was a princess who was very beautiful. She shone bright as the stars on a moonless night. But what difference did it make that she was beautiful? None. No difference." Why did it make no difference?" asked Abilene. Because," said Pellegrina, "She was a princess who loved no one and cared nothing for love, even though there were many who loved her.Collection: Beautiful
the story is not a pretty one. there is violence in it. And cruelty. But stories that are not pretty have a certain value, too, I suppose. Everything, as you well know (having lived in this world long enough to have figured out a thing or two for yourself), cannont always be sweetness and light.Collection: Light
Perhaps," said the man, "you would like to be lost with us. I have found it much more agreeable to be lost in the company of others.Collection: Men
Love is ridiculous. But love is also wonderful. And powerful. And Despereaux's love for the Princess Pea would prove, in time, to be all of these things: powerful, wonderful, and ridiculous.Collection: Powerful
Magic is always impossible.... It begins with the impossible and ends with the impossible and is impossible in between. That is why it's magic.Collection: Magic
I will be brave, thought Despereaux. I will try to be brave like a knight in shining armour. I will be brave for the Princess Pea.Collection: Princess
Longing is not always a reciprocal thing.Collection: Longing
[He] had the soul of a poet, and because of this, he liked very much to consider questions that had no answers.Collection: Soul
Rob Horton, the main character of The Tiger Rising, was a secondary character in an adult short story I wrote, and he wouldn't go away after I'd finished the short story. I couldn't figure out what he wanted, so I wrote to find out.Collection: Character
The closest I can get to describing what happens is that voices come to me. I feel like I'm accessing something that is deeper and richer than me.Collection: Voice
The origin of each story is unique.Collection: Unique
Sometimes strange and wonderful things will pop into my head. And sometimes I will see something in the world that is the beginning of a story. I always have a notebook with me so that I can write down what I see and hear.Collection: Notebook
Wayne Wang, the director of Because of Winn-Dixie the movie, understood the book and transferred as much of the feeling of the book onto film as humanly possible. I think he did a fabulous job. And also I'm thrilled because the movie brings people to the book - people that wouldn't know about the book - and that's a great thing.Collection: Jobs
Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty. It should be offered to them as a precious gift.Collection: Reading
We forget that the simple gesture of putting a book in someone’s hands can change a life. I want to remind you that it can. I want to thank you because it did. – 2010 Indies Choice Award.Collection: Reading
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 wonderful to tell stories and have people listen to them.Collection: Stories