Kathryn Lasky Quote

To belong did not mean ownership. You were not someone’s property. The be syllable was about existence: to be yourself and to be in a special place that no one else could occupy within your family except you. The long part was about the heart, a place in the heart where a family met and lived together. They didn’t just put up with each other. They longed for each other. To belong was not a state of mind but a state of heart.

Kathryn Lasky

To belong did not mean ownership. You were not someone’s property. The be syllable was about existence: to be yourself and to be in a special place that no one else could occupy within your family except you. The long part was about the heart, a place in the heart where a family met and lived together. They didn’t just put up with each other. They longed for each other. To belong was not a state of mind but a state of heart.

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About Kathryn Lasky

Kathryn Lasky (born June 24, 1944) is an American children's writer who also writes for adults under the names Kathryn Lasky Knight and E. L. Swann. Her children's books include several Dear America books, The Royal Diaries books, Sugaring Time, The Night Journey, Wolves of the Beyond, and the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series. Her awards include Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young Readers' Literature, National Jewish Book Award, and Newbery Honor.