Top 7 Jean Fritz Quotes

#1. My mother had been a Latin teacher, and she was always very fascinated with words. She and I shared books and responded to them.

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#2. The question I am most often asked is how do I find my ideas? The answer is I don't. Ideas find me. A character in history will suddenly step right out of the past and demand a book. Generally, people don't bother to speak to me unless there's a good chance that I'll take them on.

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#3. The first 13 years of my life, I lived in China. My parents were missionaries there, and I was an only child. Often I felt lonely and out of place. Writing for me became my private place, where no one could come.

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#4. One of the most important things in my childhood were the new books that came in. I feel sorry for kids today who have so many other options like television that they may not value books as much as they could enjoy them.

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#5. When I discovered libraries, it was like having Christmas every day.

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#6. Only when a book is written out of passion is there much hope of its being read with passion.

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#7. My interest in writing about American history stemmed originally, I think, from a subconscious desire to find roots - I felt like a girl without a country. I have put down roots quite firmly by now, but in the process, I have discovered the joys of research and am probably hooked.

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