Political Quotes

“Katherine Paterson is a treasure to Vermont. She is also a close friend to Marcelle and me. And today, at the age of 82, she continues to write with the grace and talent that has made her a two-time National Book Award winner and twice a Newbery medalist. I have had the honor and good fortune to know Katherine for many years. Her humble and soft-spoken nature belie the power of her writing and her myriad contributions to children's literature. In announcing that she would be last year's winner of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal, the committee noted: ``Katherine Paterson has been writing books that have made a profound difference in children's lives for 40 years. Her work acknowledges life's challenges and difficulties, yet she always leaves her readers with hope.'' I ask that this recent profile of Katherine Paterson, from the Burlington Free Press, be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: [From The Burlington Free Press, Nov. 16, 2014] Katherine Paterson's Life in Stories (By Sally Pollak) Montpelier Author's Memoir is a Set of Stories, Many Could Serve as a Manual for Loving and Raising Kids In her new book, ``Stories of my Life,'' Katherine Paterson tells a set of wonderful stories that span her eight decades.…”