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Kate DiCamillo Biography

Katrina Elizabeth "Kate" DiCamillo (born March 25, 1964) is an American writer of children's fiction for all reading levels, usually featuring animals. She is one of six people to win two Newbery Medals, recognizing her novels The Tale of Despereaux (2003) and Flora & Ulysses (2013). Her best-known books for young children are the Mercy Watson series, illustrated by Chris Van Dusen.

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If memory serves me correctly, and it doesn't always, Kate [DiCamillo] and I met in the fall of 2001 at the former Figlio's restaurant in Minneapolis. We were laughing within a minute of meeting - always a good sign.

Fall, Kate, Laughing, Memories

I have learned how to love. And it's a terrible thing. I'm broken. My heart is broken. Help me.

Broken, Heart, How To Love, Love, Terrible

You must be filled with expectancy. You must be awash in hope. You must wonder who will love you, whom you will love next.

Awash, Expectancy, Filled, Love You, Next, Wonder

There is nothing sweeter in this sad world than the sound of someone you love calling your name.

Name, Names, Sad, Sadness, Sound

Wayne Wang, the director of Because of Winn-Dixie the movie, understood the book and transferred as much of the feeling of the book onto film as humanly possible. I think he did a fabulous job. And also I'm thrilled because the movie brings people to the book - people that wouldn't know about the book - and that's a great thing.

Book, Job, Jobs, Onto, Possible, Thinking

I think of myself as an enormously lucky person.

Lucky, Person, Persons, Think, Thinking

When we read together, we connect. Together, we see the world. Together, we see one another.

Connect, See, Together, World

Besides, who ever asked you what you wanted in this world, girl? The answer to that question, reader, as you well know, was absolutely no one.

Answer, Answers, Asked, Girl, World

I'm in trouble if they can't, because everyone's taller than me, and if that's true, that means I can't have any friends! Alison [McGhee] and I look very much like, I was going to say Bink and Gollie, but I meant Mutt and Jeff. We look ridiculous when we walk down the street together, because she's so tall and I'm so short. But yes, tall people and short people can, and should be, friends. I, personally, like being short. I think it makes things easier.

Alison, Gollie, Like, Mean, People, Thinking

I love adventurous travel. I also love pancakes, and making pancakes for other people. You would definitely find me in the airy treetop as opposed to below ground.

Adventurous, Opposed, Pancakes, People, Travel

Men and boys always want to go fight. They are always looking for a reason to go to war. It is the saddest thing. They have this abiding notion that war is fun. And no history lesson will convince them differently.

Abiding, Boys, Fighting, Fun, Notion, War

In a dark time, doors will sometimes magically open and let us step inside to the warmth and light of a community.

Community, Dark, Doors, Light, Time

When you are a king, you may make as many ridiculous laws as you like. That is what being a king is all about.

King, Kings, Law, Laws, May, Ridiculous

But let's not speak of what might have been. Let us speak instead of what is. You are whole.

Instead, Might, Speak, Whole

[our first dinner with Alison McGhee] was at Figlio's [in Minneapolis]. I know exactly what I had, because it was so good: their three-cheese ravioli. But I can't remember what I said to Alison that night that made her laugh so hard. But she got me right away and I got her right away.

Away, Exactly, Good, Laughing, Night, Three

So, yes, at least from my end. You could say there's a lot of Alison [McGhee] in Gollie too.

Alison, Ends, Gollie, Mcghee, Say, Yes

Rob Horton, the main character of The Tiger Rising, was a secondary character in an adult short story I wrote, and he wouldn't go away after I'd finished the short story. I couldn't figure out what he wanted, so I wrote to find out.

Adult, Adults, Character, Figure, Finished, Going Away

If I am just home and writing, I become very strange.

Home, Strange, Writing

I would hesitate to say the characters [ in Bink & Gollie] are too related to either to us [me and Alison McGhee], but they certainly draw on our physical traits and personality traits and then exaggerate them to the nth degree.

Character, Degrees, Exaggerate, Nth, Personality

I believe, sometimes, that the whole world has an aching heart.

Believe, Heart, Whole, World

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