I read my books out loud to myself because of the demands of the story and demands of language.
Kate DiCamilloI have not Googled myself. I have not looked at myself on Amazon. It could drive you wild.
Kate DiCamilloI always go to the Agriculture Building, where they make apple cider popsicles for a dollar.
Kate DiCamilloI think, oh my god, kids are reading, and they care about a book enough to come over and talk to me about a book that they care about. If I think about it as being a celebrity, it would freak me out. But I just think, lucky me, that I get to be a part of this whole thing.
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