I came from a home where everybody had a book. Kathryn Lasky bookhome Change image and share on social
When I was growing up I loved reading historical fiction, but too often it was about males; or, if it was about females, they were girls who were going to grow up to be famous like Betsy Ross, Clara Barton, or Harriet Tubman. No one ever wrote about plain, normal, everyday girls. Kathryn Lasky bartonbetsyclara share on social
I think, first and foremost, Marie Antoinette was intellectually impoverished. She really had never been introduced to the notion of abstract thinking - of thinking at all in any profound way. Kathryn Lasky abstractantoinetteforemost Change image and share on social
My mother was a great advocate of women's rights, a member of the League of Women's Voters and lifelong member of Planned Parenthood and an advocate of a woman's rights in terms of reproductive issues. She was also a founding member of Common Cause in the state of Indiana. Kathryn Lasky advocatecommonfound share on social
I did not find that writing a diary with a lead male character differed in any essential way from writing one with a female character. They all had the same challenges in terms of attempting to establish an identity, coping with loneliness, friendships, relationships. Kathryn Lasky attemptchallengecharacter share on social
I believe that reading widely is the best preparation for writing. Kathryn Lasky preparationreadwidely Change image and share on social
I am not saying that the Renaissance in any way was a feminist movement - hardly. But the arts flourished, and in more social settings as opposed to being confined to the church. Kathryn Lasky artchurchconfine Change image and share on social
I feel I was always daydreaming, and I was always distracted. Kathryn Lasky daydreamdistractfeel Change image and share on social
Never in a million years would I want to live at Versailles with Marie Antoinette or anybody else. I hate to tell you this but I did not even like visiting Versailles. I found it just too ornate. It was like a complete diet of cotton candy, marzipan, and whipped cream. Kathryn Lasky antoinettecandycomplete share on social
To me, the most important thing is to tell a good story. If I can do that, I think that enlightenment, respect of nature, etc. follows. Kathryn Lasky enlightenmentgoodimportant Change image and share on social
