“Kids often ask me if characters are real or made up - and I always tel...” — Katherine Paterson Quote

“Kids often ask me if characters are real or made up - and I always tell them, 'I hope they're real but I made them up.'”

“I think if a book has the power to move a reader, it also has the power to offend a reader. And you want your books to have power, so you just have to take what comes with that.”

“What I have come to believe is that joy is the twin sister of gratitude. I am most joyful when I am most grateful.”

“Growing up, I was always super into fantasy and 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'Game of Thrones' and all of that, but I could never find black characters whom I really liked.”

“If needed, I would have even given seven years of my life for 'Baahubali,' as such characters are rare to play in a lifetime for any actor. I consider myself very fortunate and lucky for it.”

“It's always hard to wrap up a series. The longer I spend with the characters, the more they become like friends.”