Natalie Babbitt Quotes
Top 34 wise famous quotes and sayings by Natalie Babbitt
Natalie Babbitt Famous Quotes & Sayings
Discover top inspirational quotes from Natalie Babbitt on Wise Famous Quotes.
I grew up wanting only to be an illustrator. I studied art at Laurel School in Cleveland and at Smith College.
The shriek cut thinly though the drizzling dimness, holding for a long moment. At last it broadened and dropped to the old.
Life always seems to have worries, even if you own a big and beautiful house on the best street in town.
Don't be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You don't have to live forever, you just have to live.
Closing the gate on her oldest fears as she had closed the gate of her own fenced yard, she discovered the wings she'd always wished she had.
What is your suggestion for someone who wants to start writing? Be a reader. It's the only real way to learn how to tell a story.
I was born and raised in Ohio. During my childhood, I spent most of my time drawing and reading fairy tales and myths.
They've really begun the war," he said to himself. "And all over a word in a dictionary, the ninnies!
Still-there's no use trying to figure why things fall the way they do. Things just are, and fussing don't bring changes.
You can't have living without dying. So you can't call it living, what we got. We just are, we just be, like rocks beside the road.
For some, time passes slowly. An hour can seem like an eternity. For others, there was never enough. For Jesse Tuck, it didn't exist.
He wasn't crazy. How could he be? He was just
amazing. But she was struck dumb. All she could do was stare at him.
amazing. But she was struck dumb. All she could do was stare at him.
I never wanted to be a writer. I wanted to be a book illustrator. I used to hurry home from school and draw.
The sky was a ragged blaze of red and pink and orange, and its double trembled on the surface of the pond like color spilled from a paintbox.
My mother always found me out. Always. She's been dead for thirty-five years, but I have this feeling that even now she's watching.