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I guess real maturity, which most of us never achieve, is when you realize that you're not the center of the universe.

~Katherine Paterson

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I think if a book has the power to move a reader, it also has the power to offend a reader. And you want your books to have power, so you just have to take what comes with that.

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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.

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The best thing about being a writer is it gives you readers who understand your deepest feelings and fears.

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It is always sad to write about prejudice, but sometimes when we see it being played out in the lives of fictional characters, we can recognize it in our own lives.

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Obviously, I love to do both contemporary and historical fiction. When a hint of a story grabs me, I try to go with it to see where it will take me whatever the setting.

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I love to read. But I loved to read a lot longer than I started to love writing.

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I like to write about a lot of things, which is why my books are different. This is probably why I don't like to write sequels, but chiefly I like to write about people.

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I'm a great believer in research. I have to know about a place before I write a story that is set in that place.

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I love writing for young adults because they are such a wonderful audience, they are good readers, and they care about the books they read.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: October 31st, 1932

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