” All my books take a long time to research. I spend several months researching before I start writing, and in the middle of writing I often have to stop and look up stuff. At my local library, I am one of the best customers! The research takes several months. “
” Each of my books has taken me a different length of time to write – eight months for ‘Seesaw Girl,’ eight months for ‘Shard,’ three years for ‘When My Name Was Keoko!’ The publisher takes another year and a half to work on the book, so altogether each book can take up to three or four years to publish. “
” I do think that part of literature’s job is to comment on and participate in the social issues of the time. “
” I used to sit home with my computer and write. After the Newbery, I probably spend more than half my time on the road. “
” In my family and among Korean-Americans, there just is no occasion that people would get together without bibimbap. It’s something that people eat when they’re wanting to celebrate or have a good time with friends. “
” What I like most: Reading well-written sources that take me to another world for hours at a time – and being able to call that ‘work!’ Also, of course, finding a gem of information that is either exactly what I was looking for, or else fits perfectly into the story in some way. “
All 6 Linda Sue Park Quotes about Time in picture
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