Some say it is the elements of hope and wonder in children’s books that make them special. But there are many dark young adult novels these days. Adults loved Harry Potter, though it was written for the young. In the end, it is probably up to the reader of any age to decide if this book is for him or her. Katherine Paterson Read Quote
I can’t believe there will ever be a time when the book is truly obsolete. It is the perfect technology and feeds the soul. Katherine Paterson Read Quote
I’d like for the young people, and older ones, too, who don’t count themselves as readers, to know the joy of reading and what it does to enrich your life in so many ways. Katherine Paterson Read Quote
It’s such a thrill when an adult comes up to me and says, ‘I read your book as a child and really loved it.’ That’s a tremendous compliment. Katherine Paterson Read Quote
We do have trouble dealing with death, but it’s the one thing that is guaranteed we are all going to have to do, and we are going to have to face it many times before we die ourselves. Katherine Paterson Read Quote
If you’re so afraid of your imagination that you stifle it, how are you going to know God? How can you imagine heaven? Katherine Paterson Read Quote
A story is open-ended. A story invites you into it to make your own meaning. Katherine Paterson Read Quote
Death is very mysterious to us. One moment someone is there with us, and the next moment they’re not. Katherine Paterson Read Quote
Children have to have access to books, and a lot of children can’t go to a store and buy a book. We need not only our public libraries to be funded properly and staffed properly, but our school libraries. Many children can’t get to a public library, and the only library they have is a school library. Katherine Paterson Read Quote
I know a movie and a book are two different things and you are going do different media in different ways. No author can want a movie to be exactly like the book because then it will be a bad movie. Katherine Paterson Read Quote
