I was born in Philadelphia and currently live in Minneapolis. I write for both children and adults.
KATE DICAMILLO I hate to cook and love to eat.
KATE DICAMILLO I thought I was going nowhere. Now I can see there was a pattern.
KATE DICAMILLO I have a Bachelor of Arts in English, which means I had a lot of formal training in reading.
KATE DICAMILLO I didn't start working on children's books until I got a job at a book warehouse on the chil...
KATE DICAMILLO I didn't know anything about writing a screenplay, but somehow I ended up rewriting a screenplay...
KATE DICAMILLO I work full-time in a used bookstore. I get up. I drink a cup of coffee. I think, The last thing I w...
KATE DICAMILLO I like to think of myself as a storyteller.
KATE DICAMILLO I am busier now than I ever imagined I would be, but I feel blessed in that I have found what I am s...
KATE DICAMILLO I'm at the mercy of whatever character comes into my head.
KATE DICAMILLO I am single and childless, but I have lots of friends and I am an aunt to three lovely children.
KATE DICAMILLO Everything I write comes from my childhood in one way or another. I am forever drawing on the sense ...
KATE DICAMILLO Every well-written book is a light for me. When you write, you use other writers and their books as ...
KATE DICAMILLO It distresses me that parents insist that their children read or make them read. The best way for ch...
KATE DICAMILLO I think of myself as an enormously lucky person.
KATE DICAMILLO My father leaving the family shaped who I was and how I looked at the world. By the same token, my f...
KATE DICAMILLO I always write with music. It takes me a while to figure out the right piece of music for what I'...
KATE DICAMILLO Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be offered as a gift.
KATE DICAMILLO Understand, I had absolutely no interest in writing; I wanted to be a Writer.
KATE DICAMILLO My goal is two pages a day, five days a week. I never want to write, but I'm always glad that I ...
KATE DICAMILLO Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark. Begin at the beginning. Tell Gregory a stor...
KATE DICAMILLO There ain't no way you can hold onto something that wants to go, you understand? You can only love w...
KATE DICAMILLO Edward knew what it was like to say over and over again the names of those you had left behind. He k...
KATE DICAMILLO There are those hearts, reader, that never mend again once they are broken. Or if they do mend, they...
KATE DICAMILLO Hands down, the biggest thrill is to get a letter from a kid saying, I loved your book. Will you wri...
KATE DICAMILLO And Edward was surprised to discover that he was listening. Before, when Abilene had talked to him, ...
KATE DICAMILLO You must be filled with expectancy. You must be awash in hope. You must wonder who will love you, wh...
KATE DICAMILLO Open your heart. Someone will come. Someone will come for you. But first you must open your heart.
KATE DICAMILLO My favorite six letter word is
always
because it promises
so much.

My favo...
KATE DICAMILLO It's hard not to immediately fall in love witha dog who has a good sense of humor.
KATE DICAMILLO Not much goes on in the mind of a squirrel.

Huge portions of what is loosely termed "the ...
KATE DICAMILLO She said the words, and then she had a strange moment of seeing them, hanging there over her head. <...
KATE DICAMILLO Listen, said Beverly. Let me tell you something. There is no Very Friendly Animal Center. That cat i...
KATE DICAMILLO There ain't a body, be it mouse or man, that ain't made better by a little soup.
KATE DICAMILLO He was agitated for some reason that he could not name. (page 35)
KATE DICAMILLO Nothing
would be
easier without
you,
because you
are
everything,
KATE DICAMILLO Someone will come for you, but first you must open your heart...
KATE DICAMILLO At the thought of being eaten by rats, Despereaux forgot about being brave. He forgot about not bein...
KATE DICAMILLO Allow me to congratulate you on your very astute powers of observation.
KATE DICAMILLO Everything, as you well know . . . cannot always be sweetness and light.
KATE DICAMILLO The shapes arranged themselves into words, and the words spelled out a delicious and wonderful phras...
KATE DICAMILLO Despereaux," she whispered.
And then she shouted it, "Despereaux!"
Reader, nothing is swee...
KATE DICAMILLO But still, here are the words Despereaux Tilling spoke to his father. He said,
"I forgive you,...
KATE DICAMILLO And hope is like love...a ridiculous, wonderful, powerful thing.
KATE DICAMILLO Rats have a sense of humor. Rats, in fact think the world is very funny. And they are right, dear re...
KATE DICAMILLO He was reading from the beginning so that he could get to the end, where the reader was assured that...
KATE DICAMILLO Pea was aware suddenly of how fragile her heart was, how much darkness was inside it, fighting, alwa...
KATE DICAMILLO And so he was reading the story as if it were a spell and the words of it, spoken aloud, could make ...
KATE DICAMILLO the story is not a pretty one. there is violence in it. And cruelty. But stories that are not pretty...
KATE DICAMILLO Forgiveness, reader, is, I think, something very much like hope and love - a powerful, wonderful thi...
KATE DICAMILLO Did you think that rats do not have hearts? Wrong. All living things have a heart. And the heart of ...
KATE DICAMILLO Despereaux looked at his father, at his grey-streaked fur and trembling whiskers and his front paws ...
KATE DICAMILLO Love is ridiculous. But love is also wonderful. And powerful. And Despereaux's love for the Princess...
KATE DICAMILLO Despereaux marveled at his own bravery.
He admired his own defiance.
And then, reader, he ...
KATE DICAMILLO Reader, do you think it is a terrible thing to hope when there is really no reason to hope at all? O...
KATE DICAMILLO Say it, reader. Say the word 'quest' out loud. It is an extraordinary word, isn't it? So small and y...
KATE DICAMILLO Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark.
KATE DICAMILLO But, reader, there is no comfort in the word "farewell," even if you say it in French. "Farewell" is...
KATE DICAMILLO This is the danger of loving: No matter how powerful you are, no matter how many kingdoms you rule, ...
KATE DICAMILLO The world is dark, and light is precious.
Come closer, dear reader.
You must trust me.
KATE DICAMILLO Love, as we have already discussed, is a powerful, wonderful, ridiculous thing, capable of moving mo...
KATE DICAMILLO Reader, you must know that an interesting fate (sometimes involving rats, sometimes not) awaits almo...
KATE DICAMILLO Once upon a time," he said out loud to the darkness. He said these words because they were the best,...
KATE DICAMILLO There is nothing sweeter in this sad world than the sound of someone you love calling your name.
KATE DICAMILLO Like most hearts, it was complicated, shaded with dark and dappled with light.
KATE DICAMILLO He knew how to construct a song out of the nothing of day-to-day life and how to sing that nothing i...
KATE DICAMILLO He felt a wonderful certainty. The impossible, he thought, the impossible is about to happen again.
KATE DICAMILLO It is a bad thing to have love and nowhere to put it.
KATE DICAMILLO So many miracles have not yet happened.
KATE DICAMILLO There," she said. She rocked him back and forth. "There, you foolish, beautiful boy who wants to cha...
KATE DICAMILLO There is nothing worse than war in the summetime.
KATE DICAMILLO Never in his life had Edward been cradled like a baby. Abilene had not done it. Nor had Nellie. And ...
KATE DICAMILLO Even though various groups hold very different attitudes, it's important to all sides. It's an issue...
MARK DICAMILLO When all is said and done, there's no Democrat on the horizon who's the odds-on favorite and there a...
MARK DICAMILLO As time passes, there is a greater acceptance of gay and lesbian rights and greater support of anti-...
MARK DICAMILLO (Brown) still remains among the top tier of personalities in California in terms of name recognition...
MARK DICAMILLO Many voters are reappraising Schwarzenegger. They're a little puzzled because they're not sure which...
MARK DICAMILLO The thing that's most striking to me is the impact that Schwarzenegger himself is having on his own ...
MARK DICAMILLO What you see is kind of a balanced assessment. There are some policy positions where some voters are...
MARK DICAMILLO These products all draw on Polaroid's heritage for innovation, ease-of-use, fun and immediacy.
GARY DICAMILLO The next 12 months will be unmatched in Polaroid history for number and breadth of new products comi...
GARY DICAMILLO August retail results were up in both cameras and film. In addition, the company continues to make p...
GARY DICAMILLO We remain on plan to begin rolling out a number of new products, including our instant single-use ca...
GARY DICAMILLO As we anticipated, the strong U.S. dollar and the Asian economic crisis had a negative impact. What ...
GARY DICAMILLO I am particularly pleased that all of the members of our bank group agreed to remain lenders to Pola...
GARY T. DICAMILLO Our focus is to generate strong positive cash flow and invest in specific market opportunities, such...
GARY T. DICAMILLO Today's announcement puts Polaroid on a more solid footing to enter 1999 poised for profitable growt...
GARY T. DICAMILLO Confusion is a continuous fight with self-knowledge, prejudice and insecurity.
KATE I have an insane calling to be where i'm not, and a screaming urge to get out of here. There's no ro...
KATE That feeling of shame and guilt you feel, when you disappoint someone, equals the feeling of never b...
KATE If you are wondering why some people don't want to talk to you anymore, it could be that they actual...
KATE Amazing how you can fake you're way through the day, by looking at the clock, and work untill it's t...
KATE The people who never wanted to meet you, will never know what you would have sounded like together!
KATE More then a thousand words written, but no notes to make a song. It shouldn't be this hard, and it s...
KATE Let's just lay in the grass, and look at the stars, and fall asleep in the middle of counting.
KATE Better focus on what seems to be more important, then what make's me feel more alive... But the thou...
KATE Why do people get back in the box ?, when deep down inside there isn't room enough. And even though ...
KATE Reading between the lines is supposed to lift you up, except when the message reminds you of the mis...
KATE Tic tac, tic tac. Three o clock, it's time to stop, Thinking about what is not. Tic tac, tic tac May...
KATE Being confused about you're own insecurity's, when other people turn out to be not what they seem, a...
KATE Those little boxes people put you in, while they should try the other sizes...
KATE Sometimes I forget how it feels to meet new people who are passionate about the same things. But whe...
KATE Glistening grains of sand, so soft and warm being sleepless in the desert has it's charm. A billion ...
KATE Is it okay to lose you'reself once in a while..... Maybe I am lost longer then I think....
KATE They won't chase me wen I walk away. Not worth chasing I gues,... so I'll just keep on walking alone...
KATE No one can make you feel inferior without your consent....... Now I know what I did wrong all the ti...
KATE Don't approach someone with false intensions, especcialy when they are not good enough. Because ther...
KATE My sore throath can't find my voice anywere, and my thought's can't find my sleep.
KATE Time is precious....I would love to spend a day how I really want to spend it...or maybe a few..
KATE Back to the corner where you came from, and dim that little light, before it finally discover's how ...
KATE I tried to stop the morning coming in so fast Why is it impossible to make those silent moments last...
KATE I need a whiskey (or 2) , a party, and some fun, but it looks like I have to settle for less again.
KATE You can listen to a song a thousand times, and then, suddenly, the lyrics kick in,.... like someone ...
KATE If water would be running up, would it wash away the spots, underneath the places, where we usually ...
KATE No one knows that a simple and calculated decision for the one with potential, is the final end of t...
KATE Be fearless. Be glib. Be enigmatic. Read. Never give up.
LAUREN KATE With the right help, children have a good chance of overcoming their issues while they are still you...
KATE MIDDLETON Storytelling is as old as speech. It existed before humans first began to carve shapes in stones and...
KATE FORSYTH I'd go on the train to castings, changing from my school uniform on the train. I carried on like...
KATE MOSS Addiction is a hugely complex and destructive disease, and its impact can be simply devastating. All...
KATE MIDDLETON I feel very, very lucky that George has got a little sister.
KATE MIDDLETON I like that there's no love as fierce as the love you feel for your family; that there's no ...
KATE KLISE Ethics are not necessarily to do with being law-abiding. I am very interested in the moral path, doi...
KATE ATKINSON So the storm passed and every one was happy.
KATE CHOPIN Each language has its own take on the world. That's why a translation can never be absolutely ex...
KATE GRENVILLE I need to be looked after. I'm not talking about diamond rings and nice restaurants and fancy st...
KATE WINSLET Acting, and the privilege of being able to do it for a living, is so important to me. I don't tu...
KATE WINSLET Ah... romance to me is spontaneity. It's not diamond earrings; it's a bunch of daffodils tha...
KATE WINSLET I burp, I fart. I'm a real woman.
KATE WINSLET I really believe in, 'Move on, live and let live, forgive and forget.'
KATE WINSLET Life is short, and it is here to be lived.
KATE WINSLET I danced a lot when I was younger, and I've always had decent, shapely legs and thought it's...
KATE WINSLET Every woman has a mother, and every woman will have an issue with that mother and things that mother...
KATE WINSLET I love the routine. I love getting up in the morning and getting breakfast and packing lunches and d...
KATE WINSLET I wouldn't dream of working on something that didn't make my gut rumble and my heart want to...
KATE WINSLET Mothers who work full time - they're the real heroes.
KATE WINSLET Loving someone is setting them free, letting them go.
KATE WINSLET Experiencing those moments of being alone... is a very, very weird flooring and exposing position to...
KATE WINSLET You have to forgive me because I have a habit of not winning things.
KATE WINSLET What I am very, very moved and struck by is that so many people in the world are often living a life...
KATE WINSLET I do have impossibly high standards.
KATE WINSLET Thank God I'm in touch with my emotions enough to be able to pick up my children, kiss them all ...
KATE WINSLET Glamour to me is about remaining graceful and understated.
KATE WINSLET It's very easy to be judgmental until you know someone's truth.
KATE WINSLET The good and bad things are what form us as people... change makes us grow.
KATE WINSLET British passion for Chinese tea was unstoppable, but the Chinese had no desire for our offerings, ho...
KATE WILLIAMS People are not happy with women in actual power, yet we seem to be happy to take women on as figureh...
KATE WILLIAMS When I was a child, one of my first games was a time machine which I made for my brother - a big box...
KATE WILLIAMS I think increasingly we want to read the history that wasn't written by the victors.
KATE WILLIAMS One woman came up to me at a lecture and observed that I was much fatter than on television; I think...
KATE WILLIAMS I've always considered myself to look like a rather plain-and-exhausted bluestocking, so it'...
KATE WILLIAMS Eighteenth-century matrons would have never have dreamed of appointing a redhaired wet nurse for the...
KATE WILLIAMS I've written extensively on Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth and seen up close how those women...
KATE WILLIAMS The 19th century became the age of the museum. Objects were scrambled for, specimens seized, and fri...
KATE WILLIAMS Women's stories have been neglected for so long - unless they were queens. Exploring the history...
KATE WILLIAMS I really enjoy watching TV; it offers an amazing window, and its an incredible way of presenting his...
KATE WILLIAMS Precise historical reasons are difficult to pinpoint, but red hair, it seems, bestows a sense of oth...
KATE WILLIAMS The modern museum has multiple purposes - to curate and preserve, to research, and to reach out to t...
KATE WILLIAMS Usually, historical revelations come from days of legwork, ploughing through piles of letters and pa...
KATE WILLIAMS I wonder if there'll ever be a time where you're not judged by your appearance. It seems tha...
KATE WILLIAMS Redheads were particularly persecuted during the European witch trials of the fifteenth, sixteenth a...
KATE WILLIAMS Over the years to come, one thing is for certain: if the monarchy wishes to stay relevant and in pow...
KATE WILLIAMS I like boxes because of the secrets they hide.
KATE WILLIAMS The British Museum was our first real museum, the property of the public rather than the monarch or ...
KATE WILLIAMS I am part of a team organising an Emma Hamilton exhibition for the National Maritime Museum for 2016...
KATE WILLIAMS Between 1945 and 1965, the number of colonial people ruled by the British monarch plunged from 700 m...
KATE WILLIAMS Acting was all I ever really wanted to do.
KATE WALSH For me, my 20s were all about reaching for the brass ring of work in theater, television, and film, ...
KATE WALSH Age is just a number. Unless, that is, you live in Hollywood, where there's this notion that if ...
KATE WALSH I struggle with control.
KATE WALSH I loved campaigning for Obama.
KATE WALSH My mother is Italian and my dad's Irish. In my family, we're expressive. Nobody holds back.
KATE WALSH I still like to make crank calls.
KATE WALSH I would definitely love to be a parent.
KATE WALSH No matter what job you do, we all have a much different life than our parents had. My parents' g...
KATE WALSH There are lots of different ways for women to be a mom in this culture.
KATE WALSH I'm not a clean freak. My house is a mess.
KATE WALSH I've done every diet there is.
KATE WALSH Sometimes I hope that through osmosis I might get a workout - just by wearing the clothes.
KATE WALSH I have always been the girl who keeps on trying. I try! I try!
KATE WALSH You never want to rest on your laurels. You want to keep doing things that terrify you.
KATE WALSH I think a lot of people just aren't aware how young you can be and be diagnosed with breast canc...
KATE WALSH I'm stronger and sassier as a redhead.
KATE WALSH I'm lucky. I've got pretty good genes.
KATE WALSH I used to skip breakfast, but eating gets my metabolism going, so I burn more calories all day.
KATE WALSH People always say you can't do a red lip if you have red hair but I've never shied away from...
KATE WALSH I second-guess myself all the time. I make a decision and then wonder if I made the wrong choice.
KATE WALSH I've learned over and over that life happens on its own terms, not mine.
KATE WALSH I drink tons of water. When you're puffy, you think you can't drink water since you feel mor...
KATE WALSH I've got four roommates and they all have fur and tails.
KATE WALSH I consider myself a songwriter before anything else. The fact that I have been able to write both of...
KATE VOEGELE I am very busy and don't have a lot of down time, but I write my best songs in those situations....
KATE VOEGELE I always try to be very human in my performances and hang out with my fans. It is cool to be a celeb...
KATE VOEGELE I used to bring my sketchbook to gym class and doodle, because I am a very uncoordinated athlete.
KATE VOEGELE My music is the chicken soup kind. I want people to get a good feeling in their soul from these song...
KATE VOEGELE More than anything I want to get up there and hang out with the audience, make everybody feel like i...
KATE VOEGELE I've always had a bazillion songs in my archive, but I want to play people stuff they know. Now ...
KATE VOEGELE Acting and singing on 'One Tree Hill' was definitely one of the most incredible experiences ...
KATE VOEGELE We really got a lot of very conservative gay people. You could look at the figures from the last ele...
KATE CLINTON They didn't even like Margaret Thatcher but at least there was Margaret Thatcher. There have bee...
KATE CLINTON