"...those of us who write for children are called, not to do something to a child, but be someone for a child."

-- Katherine Paterson

#Children Quotes #Writing Quotes

“Music does not express any idea, but it gives rise to thousands.”
“If I see someone I see the ghost of them, the air around them, and where theyâ€™ve been. If I see a city I see itâ€™s living ghostlinessâ€”the stray looks, the dying hands. I see itâ€™s needs and its discomforts locked in apartments.”

Source : Dionne Brand (2012). “A Map to the Door of No Return: Notes to Belonging”, p.122, Vintage Canada
“And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him”
“I love getting a smile out of my girlfriend - that makes me feel like I'm seen, or heard.”
“How I'd love, love, love, to dance with my Father again...”

Source : Song: Dance With My Father, Album: Dance with My Father, 2003
“Genius does not need a special language; it uses newly whatever tongue it finds.”
“I find children inspiring. The way they look at the world. The magical world they live in, to me, is inspiring.”
“Well, Americans expect our president to be human beings, and as imperfect as all of us are. They expect us to make mistakes and all that. But one thing the American public likes is, if you make a mistake, you do that, you cross that line that they expect you to behave under, then you apologize or then you correct that behavior and said you have learned, you are going to do better, you are going to achieve better, and you are going to serve a higher purpose than that.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org

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