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Paula Danziger Biography

Paula Danziger (August 18, 1944 – July 8, 2004) was an American children's author. She wrote more than 30 books, including her 1974 debut The Cat Ate My Gymsuit, for children's and young adult audiences. At the time of her death, all her books were still in print; they had been published in 53 countries and in 14 languages.

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I deal with unhappy marriages a lot. I've never been married, I'm single

Unhappy, Happy Marriage, Married, Single

I try to be careful because technology changes so much over the years. But some things don't change. Kids and parents have disagreements, kids try to manipulate, parents try to sit down with rules and regs. That part never changes

Careful, Kids, Regs, Technology, Years

Sometimes it's easier to show than it is to tell

Easier, Show, Shows, Sometimes, Tell

Good writing is remembering detail. Most people want to forget. Don't forget things that were painful or embarrassing or silly. Turn them into a story that tells the truth.

Detail, People, Silly, Tells, Truth, Writing

I'm very lucky. I'm very fortunate that my books have never gone out of print - none of them

Book, Books, Fortunate, Gone, Lucky

I think my books talk about kids learning to like and respect themselves and each other. You can't write a message book; you just tell the best story you know how to tell

Book, Books, Kids, Tell, Writing

My father was a very unhappy person, very sarcastic, and my mother was very nervous and worried about what people thought. They weren't monsters, but it wasn't a good childhood.

Father, Mother, People, Person, Sarcastic

I want to keep meeting new people, enlarging my circle of friends. I have great friends now. . . really good people. But I'm always ready for what comes next

Circles, People, Want, Ready, Enlarging

It's not easy being so frightened of everything. And when I think of how much I've improved in the last year, I wonder when I'll ever get finished with making changes and be really grown up.

Grown, Improved, Lasts, Thinking, Year, Years

We spend our whole lives recovering from high school.

Adolescence, High, Lives, School, Spend, Whole Life

Normally, I name my characters after famous comedians.

Character, Characters, Comedian, Comedians, Famous, Names

I tried to write with someone else once before, but it was not successful.

Writing, Successful, Tried, Write

Mistakes are growth, and we learn not to do it again. But it doesn't make you a terrible person. That's important to me.

Growth, Important, Mistake, Mistakes, Terrible