Virginia Hamilton Quotes

The books from which [children] learn must reflect movement and change and all of the infinite possibilities of minds at liberty.

Libraries never let us forget who we are, for their worth stands by the knowledge they keep and save for us.

For the writer, there is nothing quite like having someone say that he or she understands, that you have reached them and affected them with what you have written.

To leave a place, you'd best leave everything behind; all your possessions, including memory. Traveling's not as easy as it's made out to be.

You always feel you are not deserving. People who are successful at what they do know what kind of work goes with it, so they are surprised at the praise.

The meaning of the Street in all ways and at all times is the need for sharing life with others and the search for community.