Understand, I had absolutely no interest in writing; I wanted to be a Writer.
Kate DiCamillo

My father leaving the family shaped who I was and how I looked at the world. By the same token, my father telling me fairy tales that he had made up shaped me profoundly, too.
Kate DiCamillo

I hate to cook and love to eat.
Kate DiCamillo

Everything I write comes from my childhood in one way or another. I am forever drawing on the sense of mystery and wonder and possibility that pervaded that time of my life.
Kate DiCamillo

I like to think of myself as a storyteller.
Kate DiCamillo

I didn't start working on children's books until I got a job at a book warehouse on the children's floor. When I started reading some of the books, I was so impressed.
Kate DiCamillo

Every well-written book is a light for me. When you write, you use other writers and their books as guides in the wilderness.
Kate DiCamillo