# Quote — Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux

> Say it, reader. Say the word "quest" out loud. It is an extraordinary word, isn't it? So small and yet so full of wonder, so full of hope.so trthen despererux died i n heaven and in peace

- Author: [Kate DiCamillo](https://www.leafyquotes.com/kate-dicamillo.md)
- Book: [The Tale of Despereaux](https://www.leafyquotes.com/kate-dicamillo/the-tale-of-despereaux.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/kate-dicamillo/the-tale-of-despereaux/say-it-reader

## More from this book

> "Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark. Begin at the beginning. Tell Gregory a story. Make some light."

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/kate-dicamillo/the-tale-of-despereaux/stories-are-light.md)

> Despereaux did not know it, but he would need, very soon, to be brave himself.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/kate-dicamillo/the-tale-of-despereaux/despereaux-did-not.md)

> There is those hearts, reader, that never mend again once they are broken. Or if they do mend, they heal themselves is a crooked and lopsided way, as if sewn together by a careless craftsman.

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