Kate DiCamillo: Quotes about love

“I have been loved, Edward told the stars. So? said the stars. What difference does that make when you are all alone now?”

“Love is ridiculous. But love is also wonderful. And powerful. And Despereaux's love for the Princess Pea would prove, in time, to be all of these things: powerful, wonderful, and ridiculous.”

“We appreciate the complicated and wonderful gifts you give us in each other. And we appreciate the task you put down before us, of loving each other the best we can, even as you love us.”

“There ain't no way you can hold onto something that wants to go, you understand? You can only love what you got while you got it.”

“Reader, nothing is sweeter in this sad world than the sound of someone you love calling your name. Nothing.”

“This is the danger of loving: No matter how powerful you are, no matter how many kingdoms you rule, you cannot stop those you love from dying.”

“You must be filled with expectancy. You must be awash in hope. You must wonder who will love you, whom you will love next.”

“If you have no intention of loving or being loved, the whole journey is pointless.”

“It is a bad thing to have love and nowhere to put it.”

“It's hard not to immediately fall in love witha dog who has a good sense of humor.”

“Have you, in truth, ever seen something so heartbreakingly lovely? What are we to make of a world where stars shine bright in the midst of so much darkness and gloom?”

“There," she said. She rocked him back and forth. "There, you foolish, beautiful boy who wants to change the world. There, there. And who could keep from loving you? Who could keep from loving a boy so brave and true?”

“Forgiveness, reader, is, I think, something very much like hope and love - a powerful, wonderful thing.
And a ridiculous thing, too.”

“It is a horrible, terrible thing, the worst thing, to watch somebody you love die right in front of you and not be able to do nothing about it.”

“But answer me this: how can a story end happily if there is no love?”

“And hope is like love… a ridiculous, wonderful, powerful thing.”

“Despereaux," she whispered.
And then she shouted it, "Despereaux!"
Reader, nothing is sweeter in this sad world than the sound of someone you love calling your name.
Nothing.”

“Hands down, the biggest thrill is to get a letter from a kid saying, I loved your book. Will you write me another one?”

“Reader, you may ask this question; in fact, you must ask this question: Is it ridiculous for a very small, sickly, big-eared mouse to fall in love with a beautiful human princess named Pea?
The answer is… yes. Of course, it's ridiculous.
Love is ridiculous.”