Katherine Patterson

"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 Patterson

"This morning I took out a comma, and this afternoon I put it back again."

- Katherine Patterson

"It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading."

- Katherine Patterson

""It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading.""

- Katherine Patterson

"To fear is one thing. To let fear grab you by the tail and swing you around is another."

- Katherine Patterson