I like going to schools and telling classes that when I was a child, I failed every "will this kid become a writer" test.
Kate DiCamilloThere ain't no way you can hold onto something that wants to go, you understand? You can only love what you got while you got it.
Kate DiCamilloWhat's my weirdest adventure? Yikes, there've been so very many. Perhaps the pig+vegetable+Taiwanese-army-guys boat ride to the island off the coast of Taiwan qualifies as the weirdest. Or at least the most seasick.
Kate DiCamillo