Natalie Babbitt Quotes

Natalie Babbitt — American Writer born on July 28, 1932,

Natalie Babbitt is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. For her contributions as a children's writer she was U.S. nominee for the biennial international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1982... (wikipedia)

I never wanted to be a writer. I wanted to be a book illustrator. I used to hurry home from school and draw.

I had a wonderful mother who wanted my sister and me to have everything, even though money was a very prominent thing we didn't have. But we had a very happy childhood - pretty much ideal, in fact.

I was born and raised in Ohio. During my childhood, I spent most of my time drawing and reading fairy tales and myths.

We human beings do a lot of dumb things, and war is certainly the dumbest.

I grew up wanting only to be an illustrator. I studied art at Laurel School in Cleveland and at Smith College.