Deborah Ellis quotes

As a woman in Canada, I get to do whatever I want to do and I'm used to that. I'm used to not having my government tell me my life is going to be restricted because I'm female. (Deborah Ellis)

When the Taliban took over in 1996, the news of their crimes hit the Toronto papers. As a feminist and as an anti-war activist, I heard about what was happening to women, and I wanted to do something to support those folks.

Deborah Ellis

In refugee camps around the world, I met people who were gone. They were still walking around but had lost so much that they were unable to claim any sort of identity. Others I met found who they truly were, and they generally found it through service to others. They became teachers when there was no school, books or pencils.

Deborah Ellis

We owe it to our children to be honest about the world and to provide them with material written specially for them.

Deborah Ellis

I think most people, no matter what their situation, manage to find joy and comfort in their daily lives. I also think things fall apart.

Deborah Ellis

You have to see the human being in the enemy. If there is potential for change, there is still hope.

Deborah Ellis

Deborah Ellis

Deborah Ellis - Image

Photo: colemama, CC BY-SA 2.0

Occupation: Canadian Author
Born: August 8, 1960
Quotes count: 6

Related authors

Kenneth Oppel 16

Canadian Author

Linda Sue Park 19

American Author

David Almond 22

British Author

Ruth Ozeki 28

Canadian Novelist

Eoin Colfer 192

Irish Author

Roddy Doyle 30

Irish Novelist

Gloria Whelan 2

Gregory Maguire 102

American Novelist

Scott O'Dell 2

Author

Nick Hornby 117

English Writer