I'm a great believer in research. I have to know about a place before I write a story that is set in that place.

Reading asks that you bring your whole life experience and your ability to decode the written word and your creative imagination to the page and be a co-author with the writer, because the story is just squiggles on the page unless you have a reader.

I love writing for young adults because they are such a wonderful audience, they are good readers, and they care about the books they read.

Katherine Paterson Quotes