So much of writing is like walking down a dark hallway with your arms out in front of you. You bump into a lot of things. Kate DiCamillo Read Quote
Progress is hard to measure in any creative endeavor, I think. It’s often a matter of instinct, of feeling your way through what works and what doesn’t. Kate DiCamillo Read Quote
I can never tell if anything I do is really good. I’m always just slightly chagrined. Kate DiCamillo Read Quote
There’s this amplification that happens anytime you tell a story. You let it go out into the world. It’s the most beautiful thing. All I can do is look at it in wonder and amazement. Kate DiCamillo Read Quote
From a cognitive standpoint, I’m very aware that you have no room for error in a picture book. Every word counts. Kate DiCamillo Read Quote
I find that when I write for children, I am more hopeful, less cynical. I don’t use different words or a different sentence structure. I just hope more. Kate DiCamillo Read Quote
Writing a novel isn’t like building a brick wall. You don’t figure out how to do it, and then it gets easier each time because you know what you’re doing. With writing a novel, you have to figure it out each time. Each time you start over, you just have the language and the idea and the hope. Kate DiCamillo Read Quote
I have a part-time dog. I’m actually an aunt to a dog, and he’s an awful dog, but I love him. He’s only interested in doing what he wants to do. Kate DiCamillo Read Quote
When you write for kids, people always ask you what lesson you mean to impart. I don’t think adult writers get that question. I never mean to teach anybody a lesson, because I don’t know anything myself. Kate DiCamillo Read Quote
