“When I was little I knew my father had been an orphan and had lived in an orphanage. I was curious, but my father wouldn't satisfy my curiosity. He told only one story about the orphanage, and that was of sneaking out and buying candy, which he sold to other orphans. He said he had a pretty good business going - till he was busted! I guess he told that anecdote because he was the hero of it and I suspect he was rarely the hero as a child, more often the victim. There's a photo of the actual orphanage on my website, and you can see it's a forbidding looking place.” ChildrenLittlesSaidStoriesFatherHeroVictimCuriosityCuriousBuyingSuspectsCandyWebsiteOrphanAnecdotesGood BusinessOrphanageBustedSneaking Out Author:Gail Carson Levine
“My favorite of my books is DAVE AT NIGHT, because it's loosely based on my father's childhood in an orphanage.” BookNightFatherChildhoodMy FavoriteDaveOrphanage Author:Gail Carson Levine
“Father asks frequently in his letters whether I fancy any Ayorthaian young lady or any in our acquaintance at home. I say no I suppose I'm confessing another fault: pride. I don't want him to know that I love if my affections are not returned” IfsKnowsWantHomeYoungAsksFatherPrideLettersFaultsAffectionFancyAcquaintanceWant HimYoung LadiesConfessing Author:Gail Carson Levine
“Daughter, we didn't need your note - or a prince's visit - to tell us you'd done nothing wrong. We know the daughter we raised. We fear for your future, but never for your character. You take our love and our trust wherever you wander. Father.” KnowsNeedsDoneCharacterFatherDaughterNotesRaisedWanderOur LoveYour Future Author:Gail Carson Levine
