Quotes about Despereaux

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Despereaux was reading the story out loud to himself. He was reading from the beginning so that he could get to the end. — Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux
Like most hearts, it was complicated, shaded with dark and dappled with light. — Kate DiCamillo
the story is not a pretty one. there is violence in it. And cruelty. But stories that are not pretty have a certain valu — Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux
This is a wonderful joke to play upon a prisoner, to promise forgiveness. — Kate DiCamillo
Once upon a time," he said out loud to the darkness. He said these words because they were the best, the most powerful w — Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux
No one cared what she wanted. No one had ever cared. And perhaps, worst of all, no one ever would care. — Kate DiCamillo
Besides, who ever asked you what you wanted in this world, girl?The answer to that question, reader, as you well know, w — Kate DiCamillo