To fear is one thing. To let fear grab you by the tail and swing you around is another.
Katherine PatersonIt is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading. Something that will stretch their imaginations- something that will help them make sense of their own lives and encourage them to reach out toward people whose lives are quite different from their own.
Katherine PatersonThis is what art is all about. It is weaving fabric from the feathers you have plucked from your own breast. But no one must ever see the process - only the finished bolt of goods. They must never suspect that that crimson thread running through the pattern is blood.
Katherine PatersonWe book people are always preaching about reading aloud to children, but unless you do, you can't realize how it enriches family life.
Katherine Paterson