Kevin Henkes Quotes

• My advice to would-be young authors is to read a lot, write a lot, and not worry about creating a finished product. Keeping a journal is not a bad idea either.

  Kevin Henkes

  Writing, Ideas, Creating

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• Now smile a real smile for me so I know you`re not suffering inside.

  Kevin Henkes

  Real, Suffering, Knows

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• If we expose kids to books and art, nothing but good can come from it.

  Kevin Henkes

  Art, Book, Kids

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• When I'm looking for an idea, I'll do anything--clean the closet, mow the lawn, work in the garden.

  Kevin Henkes

  Garden, Ideas, Clean

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• Today was a difficult day. Tomorrow will be better

  Kevin Henkes

  Today, Tomorrow Will Be Better, Difficult

  Kevin Henkes (1996). “Lilly's purple plastic purse”

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• Sometimes all you can do is say, 'Wow.'

  Kevin Henkes

  Wow, Sometimes, Can Do

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• Didn't it make sense that after something horrible happens, something better should follow?

  Kevin Henkes

  Should, Horrible, Something Better

  Kevin Henkes (2013). “Bird Lake Moon”, p.11, Harper Collins

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• Try drawing or painting a scene you're working on. Often this will help free up you imagination.

  Kevin Henkes

  Drawing, Imagination, Trying

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• (His) sadness grew; it became a rock inside him, pulling him down. He carried the sadness everywhere, morning, noon, and night. It hurt to breathe.

  Kevin Henkes

  Hurt, Morning, Sadness

  Kevin Henkes (2013). “Bird Lake Moon”, p.6, Harper Collins

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