The best thing about being Children’s Laureate has definitely been all the children and teens I’ve met. Malorie Blackman Read Quote
A love of books has opened so many doors for me. Stories have inspired me and taught me to aspire. Malorie Blackman Read Quote
I hope to instill, in every child I meet, my love and enthusiasm for reading and stories. Malorie Blackman Read Quote
I loved reading when I grew up but did feel totally invisible because I couldn’t see myself and my life reflected in the books I was reading. Malorie Blackman Read Quote
There is a saying: ‘The child is parent to the adult’, which means whatever happens to you as a child or teenager affects the adult you become. You are forged in your history. And fiction is an incredibly important force in shaping children, and that’s why fiction needs to be diverse. Malorie Blackman Read Quote
I read a lot of highly unsuitable books for an 11-year-old. I was desperate to read as widely as possible. I thought, ‘There are so many places I am never going to get the chance to visit, but I can if I read them.’ And I did. I could go anywhere in the world – and off it – by reading. Malorie Blackman Read Quote
What I’m trying to do is to write a story. If you take something from it, that’s wonderful; if you don’t, that’s wonderful as well. Malorie Blackman Read Quote
