Paula Danziger
Paula Danziger
Paula Danzigerwas an American children's author. She grew up in Metuchen, New Jersey. She lived in New York City and in Bearsville, New York. For several years, she had a flat in London...
ProfessionChildren's Author
Date of Birth18 August 1944
Paula Danziger quotes about
coffee book writing
In my next life, I want to be tall and thin, parallel park and make good coffee. But for now, I have lots of stuff to work out in my life, but I'll have that until the day I die. I want to write more books
nuts red pistachios
Pistachio nuts, the red ones, cure any problem.
mistake growth important
Mistakes are growth, and we learn not to do it again. But it doesn't make you a terrible person. That's important to me.
character names comedian
Normally, I name my characters after famous comedians.
school adolescence whole-life
We spend our whole lives recovering from high school.
sarcastic mother father
My father was a very unhappy person, very sarcastic, and my mother was very nervous and worried about what people thought. They weren't monsters, but it wasn't a good childhood.
printed-word feels printed
I feel like I'm addicted to the printed word.
silly writing people
Good writing is remembering detail. Most people want to forget. Don't forget things that were painful or embarrassing or silly. Turn them into a story that tells the truth.
father book use
When my father would yell at me, I told myself someday I'd use it in a book.