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“If you are embarrassed about your sex, it must mean that you feel there is something demeaning or disgusting about being female. You are all wondrously made, girls. Remember that: wondrously made, and you should carry your sex proudly, a badge of honor.”
― All But Alice
― All But Alice
“I believe that children in this country need a more robust literary diet than they are getting. …It does not hurt them to read about good and evil, love and hate, life and death. Nor do I think they should read only about things that they understand. '…a man’s reach should exceed his grasp.' So should a child’s. For myself, I will never talk down to, or draw down to, children.
(from the author's acceptance speech for the Caldecott award)”
― Chanticleer and the Fox
(from the author's acceptance speech for the Caldecott award)”
― Chanticleer and the Fox
“The Bishop blessed him and helped him to his feet.
"May God have mercy on you," he said. And erased him from his heart.”
― Of Love and Other Demons
"May God have mercy on you," he said. And erased him from his heart.”
― Of Love and Other Demons
“Do one good thing everyday, that someone is afraid to do”
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