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.
Kate DiCamilloMy father leaving the family shaped who I was and how I looked at the world. By the same token, my father telling me fairy tales that he had made up shaped me profoundly, too.
Kate DiCamilloWhen you are a king, you may make as many ridiculous laws as you like. That is what being a king is all about.
Kate DiCamilloI 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's a notion of art in this country that you have to be nutty or special or "called" in order to be an artist. I believe the questions everyone should ask themselves are, "Do you want to do it? Are you willing to do it poorly? Are you willing to do the work of doing it? Are you willing to persist when everybody tells you it's silly?" If you're willing to do that, then you can do it.
Kate DiCamillo