I think if a book has the power to move a reader, it also has the power to offend a reader. And you want your books to have power, so you just have to take what comes with that. Katherine Paterson bookmoveoffend Change image and share on social
It is always sad to write about prejudice, but sometimes when we see it being played out in the lives of fictional characters, we can recognize it in our own lives. Katherine Paterson characterfictionallive Change image and share on social
A story is open-ended. A story invites you into it to make your own meaning. Katherine Paterson endinvitemake Change image and share on social
All of us use art and literature as an escape from time to time, but if it's any good, it has a healing quality - a quality that enlarges our human spirits. Katherine Paterson artenlargeescape Change image and share on social
