28 Quotes by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Writing for children hadn't occurred to me when I was younger, but nine years of teaching in the upper elementary grades had given me a deep appreciation of the gifts and graces that are specific to individuals with 10 or 11 years of experience as human beings.

We all invite our own devils, and we must exorcise our own.

There was that special smell made up of paper, ink, and dust; the busy hush; the endless luxury of thousands of unread books. Best of all was the eager itch of anticipation as you went out the door with your arms loaded down with books.

The answers aren't important really... What's important is- knowing all the questions.

It's such a wonderful feeling to watch a child discover that reading is a marvelous adventure rather than a chore.

Eleven is about the best age for almost anything.

It's such a wonderful feeling to watch a child discover that reading is a marvelous adventure rather than a chore. I know that many writers for children say they do not write specifically with a child audience in mind ... This isn't true for me. I am very aware of my audience. Sometimes I can almost see them out there reacting as I write. Sometimes I think, 'Oh, you're going to like this part.

Nothing's real unless you want it to be, and anything can be real if you want it to enough; so real doesn't really mean anything.

Imagination is a great thing in long dull hours, but it's a real curse in a dark alley.