“ The very persons who have taken away my time and space are those who have given me something to say. Katherine Paterson
“ Fear is one thing. To let fear grab you and swing you around by the tail is another. Katherine Paterson
“ My heart is heavy, she thought. It’s not just a saying. It is what is—heavy, a great stone lodged in my breast, pressing down my whole being. How can I even stand straight and look out upon the world?… Katherine Paterson
“ You're the proverbial diamond in the rough", she'd said to him once, touching his nose lightly with the tip of her electrifying finger. Katherine Paterson
“ To fear is one thing. To let fear grab you by the tail and swing you around is another. Katherine Paterson
“ It's crazy isn't it? She shook her head. You have to believe it, but you hate it. I don't have to believe it, and I think it's beautiful. She shook her head again. It's crazy. Katherine Paterson
“ Crazy people who are judged to be harmless are allowed an enormous amount of freedom ordinary people are denied Katherine Paterson
“ It seemed to Gilly that everything in this world that you can’t stand to wait one extra minute for is always late. Katherine Paterson
“ But I had never caused my parents a minute's worry. Didn't they know that worry proves you care? Didn't they realize that I needed their worry to assure myself that I was worth something? Katherine Paterson
“ Could be a magic country like Narnia, and the only way you can get in is by swinging across on this enchanted rope. Katherine Paterson
“ I used to try to decide which was the worst month of the year. In the winter I would choose February. I had it figured out that the reason God made February short a few days was because he knew that b… Katherine Paterson
“ Civilization as well as education takes a downward spiral when it ceases to ask What is truth? and concerns itself primarily with what is measurable. Katherine Paterson
“ If you're a kid who is always on the outside hoping to be on the inside, you're watching a lot. You're trying to figure out how to become a normal person in a society that considers you weird. Katherine Paterson
“ When my husband died, people kept telling me not to cry. People kept trying to help me to forget. But I didn't want to forget... So I realize, that if it's hard for me, how much harder it must be for… Katherine Paterson
