Ruth Park Professions : Author Born : August 24, 1917 Died : December 16, 2010 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Ruth Park Writing is a passion I have never understood, yet a storyteller is all I have ever wanted to be. Ruth Park firefighter passion writing In a still hot morning, the tide went out and didn't come back in. This was not a spectacular event. The sea did not roll up like a scroll, like the sky in Revelations. It quietly withdrew. Ruth Park sea sky morning The world is full of novels in which characters simply say and do. There are certainly legitimate genres in which this is sufficient. But in real and lasting writing the character is. Ruth Park real writing character He who climbs a cliff may die on the cliff, so what? Always a risk-taker by nature, now I became one by intent. Ruth Park cliffs risk may "You know, Mouse," Tabby said, "a brilliant cat like me should have smart friends; people who can count to more than four." "I can count to more than four," answered Mouse, very offended. "And I can do hard sums, and I know geography and history, and I can knit and ..." Ruth Park smart cat should-have Similar Authors F. E. Marsh author Iimani David author Beatrice Faust author Isabella Macdonald Alden author Isabella Beeton author Alan AtKisson author All Authors