E. L. Konigsburg
E. L. Konigsburg
Elaine Lobl Konigsburgwas an American writer and illustrator of children's books and young adult fiction. She is one of six writers to win two Newbery Medals, the venerable American Library Association award for the year's "most distinguished contribution to American children's literature."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth10 February 1930
CountryUnited States of America
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I get ideas for my books from people I know and what happens to them, from places I've been and what happens to me, and from things I read.
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Growing up in a small town gives you two things: a sense of place and a feeling of self-consciousness - self-consciousness about one's education and exposure, both of which tend to be limited. On the other hand, limited possibilities also mean creating your own options.
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The essential problems remain the same... The kids I write about are asking for the same things I wanted. They want two contradictory things. They want to be the same as everyone else, and they want to be different from everyone else. They want acceptance for both.
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Readers let me know that they like books that have more to them than meets the eye. Had they not let me know that, I never would have written 'The View From Saturday.'
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Art comes from a visceral need and is usually generated by something I have seen; writing comes from something that happens in my head and my heart.
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I think it's important to experience kindness so that you can experience it more in the future. I believe that patterns of emotional behavior are set down before adolescence. And I think that if you have not observed kindness, you will not recognize it. You have to experience kindness in order to be kind.