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K.A. Applegate quotes: I grew up in an affluent suburban world and never worried about money until I'd grown up and found wonderfully original ways to screw up my life.

I grew up in an affluent suburban world and never worried about money until I'd grown up and found wonderfully original ways to screw up my life.

K.A. Applegate quotes: I've got to believe I'm the first person to win the Newbery who has written a Harlequin romance!

I've got to believe I'm the first person to win the Newbery who has written a Harlequin romance!

K.A. Applegate quotes: Stan is a rescue Chihuahua mix. He was the role model for Bob, the dog in 'Ivan.' The drawings in the book look precisely like Stan.

Stan is a rescue Chihuahua mix. He was the role model for Bob, the dog in 'Ivan.' The drawings in the book look precisely like Stan.

K.A. Applegate quotes: I tend to write short, brief snippets - I lean toward the chamber music end as opposed to the symphony end of things.

I tend to write short, brief snippets - I lean toward the chamber music end as opposed to the symphony end of things.

K.A. Applegate quotes: I hate to witness animals in captivity - or see circus elephants paraded down the streets. When animals are caged, it's a loss of what they are.

I hate to witness animals in captivity - or see circus elephants paraded down the streets. When animals are caged, it's a loss of what they are.

K.A. Applegate quotes: When I was a child, going to a circus with wild animal acts was a rite of passage. These days, it's an act of complicit cruelty.

When I was a child, going to a circus with wild animal acts was a rite of passage. These days, it's an act of complicit cruelty.

K.A. Applegate quotes: What do we lose without wild animal acts at the circus? Absolutely nothing, except the opportunity to be haunted and heartbroken.

What do we lose without wild animal acts at the circus? Absolutely nothing, except the opportunity to be haunted and heartbroken.

K.A. Applegate quotes: I grew up with a menagerie of dogs, cats, gerbils - not to mention three younger siblings.

I grew up with a menagerie of dogs, cats, gerbils - not to mention three younger siblings.

K.A. Applegate quotes: I think having imaginary friends is an amazing coping mechanism. It's pretty wonderful, and it makes a lot of sense to me.

I think having imaginary friends is an amazing coping mechanism. It's pretty wonderful, and it makes a lot of sense to me.

K.A. Applegate quotes: Gorillas may seem terrifying because of their bodies, but they are really magnificent and very gentle.

Gorillas may seem terrifying because of their bodies, but they are really magnificent and very gentle.

K.A. Applegate quotes: As a species, we can at times be dimwitted and cruel. But we're also capable of learning.

As a species, we can at times be dimwitted and cruel. But we're also capable of learning.

K.A. Applegate quotes: I hope kids feel gratitude for what they do have.

I hope kids feel gratitude for what they do have.

K.A. Applegate quotes: When we have financial struggles, kids are so much more aware of things than we want them to be.

When we have financial struggles, kids are so much more aware of things than we want them to be.

K.A. Applegate quotes: I love any excuse to come to New York - when it's not February.

I love any excuse to come to New York - when it's not February.

K.A. Applegate quotes: I think all writers write from the time they're really young, and you just start asking the question, 'What if?'

I think all writers write from the time they're really young, and you just start asking the question, 'What if?'

K.A. Applegate quotes: Hunger and homelessness aren't things we always want to talk about.

Hunger and homelessness aren't things we always want to talk about.

K.A. Applegate quotes: It occurred to me that a food drive would be a natural way to talk to kids about hunger, which so many of them simply aren't aware of.

It occurred to me that a food drive would be a natural way to talk to kids about hunger, which so many of them simply aren't aware of.

K.A. Applegate quotes: One of the reasons I love writing for middle graders, besides their voracious appetite for books, is their deep concern for fairness and morality.

One of the reasons I love writing for middle graders, besides their voracious appetite for books, is their deep concern for fairness and morality.

K.A. Applegate quotes: At the end of the day, I'd love to see children stop begging their parents to go to the circus. That's what would make me most happy.

At the end of the day, I'd love to see children stop begging their parents to go to the circus. That's what would make me most happy.

K.A. Applegate quotes: Well here is a good quote, Why wouldn't they help me?

Well here is a good quote, Why wouldn't they help me?

K.A. Applegate quotes: Tobias said. I nodded and wiped away my tears. "Yeah," I said. "Until then, we fight.

Tobias said.

I nodded and wiped away my tears. "Yeah," I said. "Until then, we fight.

K.A. Applegate quotes: One of my first paid gigs was writing psychology quizzes for 'YM,' a monthly teen magazine like 'Seventeen.'

One of my first paid gigs was writing psychology quizzes for 'YM,' a monthly teen magazine like 'Seventeen.'

K.A. Applegate quotes: I think we have a real obligation when we do have animals in captivity to understand their needs and to care for them as well as we can.

I think we have a real obligation when we do have animals in captivity to understand their needs and to care for them as well as we can.