Going out and not only meeting the kids, but meeting the teachers and the librarians and seeing the world, fills me up.
Kate DiCamilloI am single and childless, but I have lots of friends and I am an aunt to three lovely children.
Kate DiCamilloThere's a Buddhist precept that the only thing you deserve is the chance to do the work, and I've been given the chance to do the work.
Kate DiCamilloThe book [The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane] is about the fact that living in this world means that your heart is necessarily going to get broken. But the book also says that's okay. That's the only way to live a truly human life - with your heart getting broken - and eventually getting flooded with love.
Kate DiCamillo