That is surely the truth, at least for now. But perhaps you have not noticed: the truth is forever changing.
Kate DiCamilloPea was aware suddenly of how fragile her heart was, how much darkness was inside it, fighting, always, with the light. She did not like the rat. She would neverlike the rat, but she knew what she must do to save her own heart.
Kate DiCamilloAll of God's creatures have names, every last one of them. Of that I am sure: of that I have no doubt at all.
Kate DiCamilloI write two pages - that's all I write. It takes me about an hour. I've learned that's all I'm capable of and to push myself beyond that is foolhardy. It's a very delicate thing, and I will not abuse it. So I write two pages, then I get up from the computer.
Kate DiCamillo