Genius is neither learned nor acquired. It is knowing without experience. It is risking without fear of failure. It is perception without touch. It is understanding without research. It is certainty without proof. It is ability without practice. It is invention without limitations. It is imagination without boundaries. It is creativity without constraints. It is...extraordinary intelligence!

Patricia Polacco

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All children have gifts, some open them at different times. by Patricia Polacco

All children have gifts, some open them at different times.

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Honey is sweet, "and so is knowledge, but knowledge is like the bee that made that sweet honey, you have to chase it through the pages of a book." (taken from "Thank you, Mr. Falker" )

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You were born with the power to change others. You change people by the way you treat them. That is what changes the human heart.

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Grampa took Mary Ellen inside away from the crowd. "Now, child, I am going to show you what my father showed me, and his father before," he said quietly. He spooned the honey onto the cover of one of her books. "Taste," he said, almost in a whisper. . . . "There is such sweetness inside of that book too!" he said thoughtfully. "Such things...adventure, knowledge and wisdom. But these things do not come easily. You have to pursue them. Just like we ran after the bees to find their tree, so you must also chase these things through the pages of a book!

Patricia Polacco
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Stars are holes in the sky, they are the light of Heaven coming f... by Patricia Polacco

Stars are holes in the sky, they are the light of Heaven coming from the other side.

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You’d have to go through at least four different hugs to get from the kitchen to the front room. Those relatives!’.

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I didn't learn to read until I was almost 14 years old. Reading out loud for me was a nightmare because I would mispronounce words or reconstruct things that weren't even there. That's when one of my teachers discovered I had a learning disability called dyslexia. Once I got help, I read very well!

Patricia Polacco
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Until we learn to honor and respect what other people believe, I... by Patricia Polacco

Until we learn to honor and respect what other people believe, I think we are doomed.

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Be kind to one another. You may need each other when you are olde... by Patricia Polacco

Be kind to one another. You may need each other when you are older.

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My family always encouraged my drawing ability. Kids in school who teased me about my reading would get out of their seats and stand behind my desk as I worked and go, 'Wow, you can really draw.' Later, I earned a degree in Fine Art and got a Ph.D. in Art History.

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Maybe one of you can enlighten me, but I just don't understand why it is so hard to be kind to one another?

Patricia Polacco
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My stories are fundamentally about the love of family. by Patricia Polacco

My stories are fundamentally about the love of family.

Patricia Polacco
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I used to say to my bubbe, 'Bubbe, is this story true?' And she'd say, 'Of course it's true! But it may not have happened.' What my bubbe was saying is profound: All stories are true. The truth is the journey you take through it - did it make you laugh, cry, seek and want justice? Then it's true.

Patricia Polacco
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Show me an Irishman who can't tell a story - I don't think they e... by Patricia Polacco

Show me an Irishman who can't tell a story - I don't think they exist.

Patricia Polacco
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I don't care what color the parents are. I don't care if it's a giraffe and a fish living together. If they're raising children who believe they're honored and loved, that's all that's important.

Patricia Polacco
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I lived the first five years of my life on a farm in Union City, Michigan, with my mom and grandparents. It was the most magical time of my life.

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I came from a family of incredible storytellers, but I didn't start writing children's books until I was 41 years old.

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All of us have a 'voice' inside where all inspired thoughts come from. When I talk to children and aspiring writers, I always ask them to turn off the TV and listen to that voice inside them.

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My books cover many aspects of daily life through which your children will recognize their own relationships in their families and communities.

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My stories deal with multicultural situations as well as multigen... by Patricia Polacco

My stories deal with multicultural situations as well as multigenerational settings.

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