Quote by: Katherine Paterson

My heart is heavy, she thought. It’s not just a saying. It is what is—heavy, a great stone lodged in my breast, pressing down my whole being. How can I even stand straight and look out upon the world? I am doubled over into myself and, for all the weight, find only emptiness.


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Author Bio


  • NameKatherine Paterson
  • DescriptionAmerican children's book author
  • BornOctober 31, 1932
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist; Children's Writer
  • WorksThe Master Puppeteer; Bridge To Terabithia; The Great Gilly Hopkins; Jacob Have I Loved
  • AwardsNewbery Medal; Hans Christian Andersen Award; Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award