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Sharon Creech is an American author renowned for her children's literature. Born on July 29, 1945, she is known for her profound character development and engaging storytelling.

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“It is a relief to discover that although there might be axe murderers and kidnappers in the world, most people seem a lot like us: sometimes afraid and sometimes brave, sometimes cruel and sometimes kind.”

People Who We Are True

Author:Sharon Creech

“Why do people not listen when you say no? Why do they think you are too stupid or too young to understand? Why do they think you are too shy to reply? Why do they keep badgering you until you will say yes?”

People Thinking Young Stupid Shy

Author:Sharon Creech

“What exactly did people do when they had all the time in the world and could do whatever they liked?”

People World

Author:Sharon Creech

“I am drawn to the ways in which we are shaped by people and by place.”

People Way

Author:Sharon Creech

“Maybe it was the same with people: if you studied them,you'd see new and different things. But would you like what you saw? Did it depend on who was doing the looking?”

People Ifs Different Saws Depends Different Things

Author:Sharon Creech

“What I have since realized is that if people expect you to be brave, sometimes you pretend that you are, even when you are frightened down to your very bones.”

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Book:Walk Two Moons

Source: Walk Two Moons

“It seems to me that we can’t explain all the truly awful things in the world like war and murder and brain tumors, and we can’t fix these things, so we look at the frightening things that are closer to us and we magnify them until they burst open. Inside is something that we can manage, something that isn’t as awful as it had a first seemed. It is a relief to discover that although there might be axe murderers and kidnappers in the world, most people seem a lot like us: sometimes afraid and sometimes brave, sometimes cruel and sometimes kind.”

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Author:Sharon Creech

“I started thinking about life insurance and how nice it would be if you could get insurance that your life would be happy, and that everyone you knew could be happy, and they could all do what they really wanted to do, and they could all find the people they wanted to find.”

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Book:The wanderer

Source: The wanderer

“Relationships with parents, grandparents, friends, and siblings were important to me when I was young and have remained so throughout my life. Our relationships with other people both shape and reflect who we are. These relationships are infinitely fascinating to explore!”

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Author:Sharon Creech

“One thing I'm interested in is what shapes us: the people? The place where we live? It's both of those and more. That's what I keep coming back to.”

People One Thing Shapes Coming Back

Author:Sharon Creech

“I don't remember titles of books or authors from when I was young. I remember the title of only one book, which was 'The Timber Toes.' I remember it was a family of little wooden people who lived in the woods, and for some reason that stayed with me.”

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Author:Sharon Creech

“I entered a poem in a poetry contest around 1987, and the poem won and I received $1,000 for it. That made me realize that maybe what I was writing was worth reading to people. After that, for some reason, I turned to novels and I've written mainly novels ever since.”

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Author:Sharon Creech

About the Author

Born: July 29, 1945
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 62

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