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Natalie Babbitt Quote

“I never wanted to be a writer. I wanted to be a book illustrator. I used to hurry home from school and draw.”

— Natalie Babbitt

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I grew up wanting only to be an illustrator. I studied art at Laurel School in Cleveland and at Smith College.

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I have a wonderful husband, and we have had a great life.

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I was born and raised in Ohio. During my childhood, I spent most of my time drawing and reading fairy tales and myths.

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I had a wonderful mother who wanted my sister and me to have everything, even though money was a very prominent thing we didn't have. But we had a very happy childhood - pretty much ideal, in fact.

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I have always loved astronomy, and being an astronomer once lurked in the back of my mind. But I was never good at algebra. In fact, I flunked it twice in high school.

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