Katherine Paterson Quotes about Attitude

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The name we give to something shapes our attitude toward it.

The name we give to something shapes our attitude toward it.

Katherine Paterson

Attitude, Positivity, Names

Katherine Paterson (2001). “The Invisible Child: On Reading and Writing Books for Children”, Dutton Juvenile

It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading. Something that will stretch their imaginations- something that will help them make sense of their own lives and encourage them to reach out toward people whose lives are quite different from their own.

Katherine Paterson

Happiness, Children, Attitude

We humans have had from time unknown the compulsion to name things and thus to be able to deal with them. The name we give to something shapes our attitude toward it. And in ancient thought the name itself has power, so that to know someone's name is to have a certain power over him. And in some societies, as you know, there was a public name and a real or secret name, which would not be revealed to others.

Katherine Paterson

Attitude, Real, Names

Katherine Paterson (1981). “Gates of excellence: on reading and writing books for children”, Dutton Juvenile