I like to think of myself as a storyteller.

Quote by Kate DiCamillo

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I'm at the mercy of whatever character comes into my head.

I'm at the mercy of whatever character comes into my head.

It distresses me that parents insist that their children read or make them read. The...

It distresses me that parents insist that their children read or make them read. The...

Every well-written book is a light for me. When you write, you use other writers...

Every well-written book is a light for me. When you write, you use other writers...

I work full-time in a used bookstore. I get up. I drink a cup of...

I work full-time in a used bookstore. I get up. I drink a cup of...

I think of myself as an enormously lucky person.

I think of myself as an enormously lucky person.

I am busier now than I ever imagined I would be, but I feel blessed...

I am busier now than I ever imagined I would be, but I feel blessed...

I am single and childless, but I have lots of friends and I am an...

I am single and childless, but I have lots of friends and I am an...

Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be...

Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be...

I hate to cook and love to eat.

I hate to cook and love to eat.

My goal is two pages a day, five days a week. I never want to...

My goal is two pages a day, five days a week. I never want to...

Understand, I had absolutely no interest in writing; I wanted to be a Writer.

Understand, I had absolutely no interest in writing; I wanted to be a Writer.

I thought I was going nowhere. Now I can see there was a pattern.

I thought I was going nowhere. Now I can see there was a pattern.

My father leaving the family shaped who I was and how I looked at the...

My father leaving the family shaped who I was and how I looked at the...

Everything I write comes from my childhood in one way or another. I am forever...

Everything I write comes from my childhood in one way or another. I am forever...

I always write with music. It takes me a while to figure out the right...

I always write with music. It takes me a while to figure out the right...

Hands down, the biggest thrill is to get a letter from a kid saying, I...

Hands down, the biggest thrill is to get a letter from a kid saying, I...

I didn't know anything about writing a screenplay, but somehow I ended up rewriting a...

I didn't know anything about writing a screenplay, but somehow I ended up rewriting a...

I was born in Philadelphia and currently live in Minneapolis. I write for both children...

I was born in Philadelphia and currently live in Minneapolis. I write for both children...

I have a Bachelor of Arts in English, which means I had a lot of...

I have a Bachelor of Arts in English, which means I had a lot of...