Don't ever write just for a trend or fad, because it's a moving target, and by the time you get your work out there, the trend or fad is gone. Dig deep; don't be afraid to write fiercely. Expose your heart.
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Childrens books change lives. Stories pour into the hearts of children and help make them what they become.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Children's books play a crucial role in shaping young lives and influencing their future.
In this quote, Jane Yolen emphasizes the profound impact that children's literature can have on a child's development. The stories children read not only entertain them but also cultivate their imagination, values, and understanding of the world, ultimately contributing to who they become as individuals.
Themes
ChildrenBooksStoriesLivesEducation
In practice
Example use cases
In a classroom setting, a teacher might quote this to inspire reading among students.
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Just write. If you have to make a choice, if you say, 'Oh well, I'm going to put the writing away until my children are grown,' then you don't really want to be a writer. If you want to be a writer, you do your writing... If you don't do it, you probably don't want to be a writer, you just want to have written and be famous—which is very different.
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I believe that culture begins in the cradle . . .To do without tales and stories and books is to lose humanity's past, is to have no star map for our future.
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