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Karen Hesse

Karen Hesse Biography

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Karen Hesse, born on August 29, 1952, is a renowned American author. Her works are known for their profound character development and rich imagination, particularly in depicting the psychological changes in the process of youth growth. Hesse's books have won numerous literary awards, including the Newbery Medal for Children's Literature.

Karen Hesse, born on August 29, 1952, is a renowned American author. Her works are known for their profound character development and rich imagination, particularly in depicting the psychological changes in the process of youth growth. Hesse's books have won numerous literary awards, including the Newbery Medal for Children's Literature.

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“When I rode the train west, I went looking for something, but I didn't see anything wonderful. I didn't see anything better than what I already had. Home.”

Home Restlessness

Book:Out of the Dust

Source: Out of the Dust

“When I point my fingers at the keys, the music springs straight out of me. Right hand playing notes sharp as tongues, telling stories while the smooth buttery rhythms back me up on the left.”

Music Jazz Piano Playing Music

Book:Out of the Dust

Source: Out of the Dust

“the way i see it, hard times aren't only about money, or drought, or dust. hard times are about losing spirit, and hope, and what happens when dreams dry up.”

Way Hard Dream Happens Spirit Losing Dust Dry Hard Times Drought Dry Up

Book:Out of the Dust

Source: Out of the Dust

“Sometimes, a flame can be utterly extinguished. Sometimes, a flame can shrink and waver, but sometimes a flame refuses to go out. It flares up from the faintest ember to illuminate the darkness, to burn in spite of overwhelming odds.”

Sometimes Darkness Refuse Flames Hard Times Spite Overwhelming Odds Shrinks Tough Times Illumination Adverse Light And Dark Flare Embers Flare Up Overwhelming Odds

Author:Karen Hesse

“And I know now that all the time I was trying to get out of the dust, the fact is, what I am, I am because of the dust. And what I am is good enough. Even for me.”

Knows Trying Enough Facts Dust Good Enough

Book:Out of the Dust

Source: Out of the Dust

“I don't know what I am thinking. But I am alone. I am trapped in the net of the room. In the net of humans. I think maybe I am drowning in the net of humans.”

Thinking Knows Humans Rooms Trapped Drowning

Book:The Music of Dolphins

Source: The Music of Dolphins

“As long as you live, it is never too late to make amends. Take my advice, child. Don't waste your precious life with regrets and sorrow. Find a way to make right what was wrong, and then move on.”

Way Children Long Moving Advice Regret Sorrow Waste Late Too Late Never Too Late Amends Precious Life

Author:Karen Hesse

“I hear the first drops. Like the tapping of a stranger at the door of a dream, the rain changes everything.”

Firsts Dream Doors Rain Stranger Tapping

Book:Scholastic Newbery Collection

Source: Scholastic Newbery Collection

“Now Livie's gone west, out of the dust, on her way to California, where the wind takes a rest sometimes. And I'm wondering what kind of friend I am, wanting my feet on that road to another place,instead of Livie's.”

Way Kind Sometimes Wonder Gone Feet Wind West Dust California Kinds Of Friends

Book:Out of the Dust

Source: Out of the Dust

“When Ma died, I didn't know how to go on, either. I don't know how. I don't feel the same know, not exactly. Now that I see that one day comes after another and you get through them one measure at a time. But I'd like to go, not like Fonda Nye, I don't want to die, I just want to go, away, out of the dust.”

Knows Want Feels Dies Know How Goes On One Day Died Dust Going Away Wanting To Die Nye Want To Go Away

Book:Out of the Dust

Source: Out of the Dust

“My father and I, we can't soothe each other. I'm too young, he's too old, and we don't know how to talk anymore if we ever did”

Ifs Knows Young Father Know How Dust

Book:Scholastic Newbery Collection

Source: Scholastic Newbery Collection

“The work of one author or artist may stimulate another author or artist to push the edge, to take the risk, to go where the field hasn't gone before. The result -very exciting children's literature and art ... exciting both for the professional and for the intended audience, the children.”

May Children Art Artist Literature Results Audience Gone Risk Fields Exciting Edges Dust Children's Literature Literature And Art

Author:Karen Hesse

About the Author

Born: August 29, 1952
Known for: Author
Quotes: 12

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