Kris Patrick > Kris's Quotes

“I read so I can live more than one life in more than one place.”
― Anne Tyler

“It is not enough to simply teach children to read;
we have to give them something worth reading.
Something that will stretch their imaginations-
something that will help them make sense of their own lives
and encourage them to reach out toward people
whose lives are quite different from their own.”
― Katherine Paterson

“Prince Ronald said, Elizabeth, your hair is all dirty. You are wearing an ugly paper bag. You don't have any shoes on and you smell like a dragon's ear. Come back and rescue me when you're dressed like a real princess.

Elizabeth said, Ronald, your hair is all nice. Your clothes are all pretty. You look like a nice guy, but guess what? You are a bum.

They didn't get married after all.”
― Robert Munsch

“Do one thing every day that scares you.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt

“We read to know we're not alone.”
― William Nicholson, Shadowlands: A Play

“Maybe some people are just meant to be in the same story.”
― Jandy Nelson, I'll Give You the Sun

“There is no surer foundation for a beautiful friendship than a mutual taste in literature.”
― P.G. Wodehouse