As a kid books changed how I looked at the world and helped me understand things. Books still deepen me and open my 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 DiCamilloIt's a book [Bink & Gollie] about shortness and tallness, so I think it's appropriate to discuss the virtues of shortness.
Kate DiCamilloI work full-time in a used bookstore. I get up. I drink a cup of coffee. I think, The last thing I want to do is write. Then I go to the computer and write.
Kate DiCamilloIt is important that you say what you mean to say. Time is too short. You must speak the words that matter.
Kate DiCamilloOnce 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.
Kate DiCamillo