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Kathryn Erskine

Kathryn Erskine Biography

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Kathryn Erskine is an American writer known for her works in children's literature. Her books often delve into sensitive and complex social issues such as war, family relationships, and identity. Erskine is praised for her deep emotional insight and rich imagination in her storytelling.

Kathryn Erskine is an American writer known for her works in children's literature. Her books often delve into sensitive and complex social issues such as war, family relationships, and identity. Erskine is praised for her deep emotional insight and rich imagination in her storytelling.

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“Even though I didn't think I'd like empathy it kind of creeps up on you and makes you feel all warm and glowy inside. I don't think I want to go back to life without empathy.”

Empathy Mockingbird Kathryn Erskine

Book:Mockingbird

Source: Mockingbird

“Haven’t you ever seen someone standing alone? I shrug. Just one. Why don’t you talk to that child? Because it’s me and Devon told me I shouldn’t talk to myself. Not in public anyway”

Book:Mockingbird

Source: Mockingbird

“Books are not like people. Books are safe.”

People Book Safe Judging A Book By Its Cover

Book:Mockingbird

Source: Mockingbird

“Sometimes I read the same books over and over and over. What's great about books is that the stuff inside doesn't change. People say you can't judge a book by its cover but that's not true because it says right on the cover what's inside. And no matter how many times you read that book the words and pictures don't change. You can open and close books a million times and they stay the same. They look the same. They say the same words. The charts and pictures are the same colors. Books are not like people. Books are safe.”

People Looks Book Sometimes Matter Stuff Millions Color Judging Safe Don't Change Judging A Book By Its Cover

Book:Mockingbird

Source: Mockingbird

“I don't think I'm going to like it at all. I think it's going to hurt. But after the hurt I think maybe something good and strong and beautiful will come out of it.”

Thinking Life Beautiful Strong Hurt

Book:Mockingbird

Source: Mockingbird

“A movie is better than real life because in the movies only the bad guys die. Or you can pick the good movies where the bad guys die and only those. If you get tricked and a good person dies in the movie then you can rewrite it in your head so the good person lives and the part about death is superfluous.”

Ifs Persons Real Guy Dies Picks Real Life Bad Guys Good Person Good Movie Superfluous

Author:Kathryn Erskine

“I feel like Snow White because now I have a bunch of little dwarf friends who love me. I may not know how Scout's overalls feel but I think I know how Snow White's Shoes feel because now I know why Snow White was happy.”

Thinking Knows Feels May Littles White Know How Shoes Bunch Snow Dwarfs Dwarves Snow White Overalls

Book:Mockingbird

Source: Mockingbird

“Empathy isn't as hard as it sounds because people have a lot of the same feelings. And it helps to understand other people because then you can actually care about them sometimes. And help them. And have a friend.”

People Sometimes Hard Helping Feelings Care Sound Empathy

Book:Mockingbird

Source: Mockingbird

“I don't like the word soon because you don't know when it's going to sneak up on you and turn into NOW. Or maybe it'll be the kind of soon that never happens.”

Knows Kind Happens Turns Sneak

Book:Mockingbird

Source: Mockingbird

“I know, I say, after he says, This is hard, for the third time. This is what happens when you have a TRM, I tell him. You make a mess. It's okay. You just have to try harder next time. I am trying hard, Dad says. I know. You get a sticker. Thank you. Okay. You get another sticker for being polite.”

Knows Trying Hard Happens Next Dad Okay Thirds Harder Mess Next Time Polite Trying Hard Sticker Third Time Being Polite

Book:Mockingbird

Source: Mockingbird

“Ignore and ignorance share the same root.”

Share Ignorance Roots

Author:Kathryn Erskine

“Understanding people's difficulties and-just as crucial-helping people understand their own difficulties and teaching them concrete ways to help themselves will help them better deal with their own lives and, in turn, ours.”

People Way Helping Turns Understanding Deals Teaching Empathy Difficulty Crucial Concrete Helping People

Author:Kathryn Erskine

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