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Laura Amy Schlitz Biography

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Laura Amy Schlitz is an American author renowned for her works in children's literature. Born on May 28, 1955, her works are celebrated for their rich imagination and profound emotional depth.

Heartbreak Reality Of Life

Book:The Hired Girl

Source: The Hired Girl

“He pried Clara's arms loose and stood up, smoothing his wrinkled coat. Clara looked straight into his face. Her eyelids were red, but her gaze was like a lance. Dr. Wintermute had a sudden, uncomfortable conviction that she had seen into his soul. It was a look he was to remember often in the weeks to come.”

Despair

Book:Splendors and Glooms

Source: Splendors and Glooms

“Even though there were too many feelings, it strikes me that having them all at once, all tangled together, is one of the most interesting things that's ever happened to me.”

Feelings Growing Up

Book:The Hired Girl

Source: The Hired Girl

“But I think the most important thing those books gave me was a kind of faith. My books promised me that life wasn’t just made up of workaday tasks and prosaic things. The world is bigger and more colorful and more important than that.”

Books

Book:The Hired Girl

Source: The Hired Girl

“I have always thought that if something dreadful happened, I would be very brave, but when someone has a needle next to your eye, it’s different.”

Bravery

Book:The Hired Girl

Source: The Hired Girl

“She cried because Muffet loved her and because Hyacinth didn't.”

Love Cried Hyacinth Muffet

Book:A Drowned Maiden's Hair

Source: A Drowned Maiden's Hair

“The girls who come into my library adore the prettiness of fairies, theminiature-ness. But they are also nature lovers and lovers of adventure -- the future wild women of America. I couldn't help thinking that these little girls who love fairies deserve something lively.”

Thinking Littles Helping America Girl Adventure Lovers Deserve Library Fairy Adore Lively Nature Love Nature Lover Wild Women Prettiness

Author:Laura Amy Schlitz

About the Author

Born: May 28, 1955
Known for: Author
Quotes: 7

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