Gates of Excellence Quotes

“If we marvel at the artist who has written a great book, we must marvel more at those people whose lives are works of art and who don't even know it, who wouldn't believe it if they were told. However hard work good writing may be, it is easier than good living.”
― Katherine Paterson, Gates of Excellence: On Reading and Writing Books for Children

“To give children the words they need is to give them life, growth and refreshment”
― Katherine Paterson, Gates of Excellence: On Reading and Writing Books for Children

“I had no study in those days, not even a desk or file or bookcase to call mine alone....It might have happened sooner [the writing of work worthy of publication] had I had a room of my own and fewer children, but somehow I doubt it. For as I look back on what I have written, I can see that the very persons who took away my time and space are those who have given me something to say.”
― Katherine Paterson, Gates of Excellence: On Reading and Writing Books for Children