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In refugee camps around the world, I met people who were gone. They were still walking around but had lost so much that they were unable to claim any sort of identity. Others I met found who they truly were, and they generally found it through service to others. They became teachers when there was no school, books or pencils.

~Deborah Ellis

Topics: Any Around Became Books Camps Claim Found Generally Gone Had Identity Lost Met Much Others Pencils People Refugee School Service Service To Others Sort Still Teachers Through Truly Unable Walking Were Who World

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I was really bored, pretty antisocial, and not much of a joiner, and people thought that was a problem. I hated high school. In a way, it was good... I think, for a writer, it's good to be comfortable with being on the outside.

~Deborah Ellis

Topics: Antisocial Being Bored Comfortable Good Hated High High School Much Outside People Pretty Problem Really School Think Thought Way Writer I Think

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If I'm going to be a pessimist, then I should just stop writing for young people because that's too heavy a burden to put on young readers. But also, I get to meet with people who have waded through horrible things, and they get up every morning, and they try to do their best.

~Deborah Ellis

Topics: Also Because Best Burden Every Get Going Heavy Horrible Horrible Things Just Meet Morning People Pessimist Put Readers Should Stop Then Things Through Too Try Up Who Writing Young Young People

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When the Taliban took over in 1996, the news of their crimes hit the Toronto papers. As a feminist and as an anti-war activist, I heard about what was happening to women, and I wanted to do something to support those folks.

~Deborah Ellis

Topics: About Activist Anti-War Crimes Feminist Folks Happening Heard Hit News Over Papers Something Support Taliban Those Took Toronto Wanted Women

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One of the things that has really hit home for me is that the world is how we decide it is going to be. Very few things just happen. They grow out of history, and they grow out of the present, and the more we can get a sense of how our actions lead into other actions in the future, hopefully we'll learn to make better decisions.

~Deborah Ellis

Topics: Actions Better Decide Decisions Few Few Things Future Get Going Grow Happen History Hit Home Hopefully How Just Lead Learn Make Me More One Of The Things Other Our Out Present Really Sense Things Very World

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As a woman in Canada, I get to do whatever I want to do, and I'm used to that. I'm used to not having my government tell me my life is going to be restricted because I'm female.

~Deborah Ellis

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I think most people, no matter what their situation, manage to find joy and comfort in their daily lives. I also think things fall apart.

~Deborah Ellis

Topics: Also Apart Comfort Daily Daily Lives Fall Find Joy Lives Manage Matter Most People Situation Things Think I Think

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We owe it to our children to be honest about the world and to provide them with material written specially for them.

~Deborah Ellis

Topics: About Children Honest Material Our Owe Provide Them To Be Honest World Written

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While the war in Iraq was raging, I spent some time in neighbouring Jordan, meeting with Iraqi refugees who fled their country to try to find some place of safety. I interviewed many families about what had happened to them and what they did as a result.

~Deborah Ellis

Topics: About Country Did Families Find Had Happened Iraq Iraqi Jordan Many Meeting Place Raging Refugees Result Safety Some Spent Them Time Try War While Who

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In 'Off to War, Voices of Soldier's Children,' kids from Canada and the United States talk about what it is like when their mother or father goes off to war - and comes home again.

~Deborah Ellis

Topics: About Again Canada Children Father Goes Home Kids Like Mother Off Soldier States Talk United United States Voices War

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Author

Born: Unknown

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