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Kate DiCamillo

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Total quotes: 6

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Kate DiCamillo

Birthname

Birthday: March 25, 1964

Educated At: University Of Florida

Nationality: United States Of America

Occupations: Children's Writer, Novelist, Writer

Total quotes: 6

“Open your heart. Someone will come. Someone will come for you. But first you must open your heart.”

— Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Tagged: heart, Waiting, Love, opening the heart, Acceptance

“I think our job is to trust our readers.

I think our job is to see and to let ourselves be seen.

I think our job is to love the world.”

— Kate DiCamillo, Why Children’s Books Should Be a Little Sad

Tagged: Writers, Writing Advice

“There is no comfort in the word 'farewell,' even if you say it in French. 'Farewell' is a word that, in any language, is full of sorrow. It is a word that promises absolutely nothing.”

— Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux

Tagged: Goodbyes, Farewell, Words

“There is nothing sweeter in this sad world than the sound of someone you love calling your name.”

— Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux

“There ain’t no way you can hold onto something that wants to go, you understand? You can only love what you got while you got it.”

— Kate DiCamillo, Because Of Winn-Dixie

Tagged: Love, Leaving, Saying Goodbye, Holding On, Relationships

“Nothing
would be
easier without
you,
because you
are
everything,
all of it-
sprinkles, quarks, giant
donuts, eggs sunny-side up-
you
are the ever-expanding
universe
to me.”

— Kate DiCamillo, Raymie Nightingale

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