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Beverly Cleary Quotes

What interests me is what children go through while growing up Picture Quote #1

I wanted to be a ballerina. I changed my mind Picture Quote #1

Writers are good at plucking out what they need here and there Picture Quote #1

I read my books aloud before they were published Picture Quote #1

I grew up before there were strict leash laws Picture Quote #1

She means well, but she always manages to do the wrong thing. She has a real talent for it Picture Quote #1

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She was not a slowpoke grownup. She was a girl who could not wait. Life was so interesting she had to find out what happened next Picture Quote #1

If you don’t see the book you want on the shelves, write it Picture Quote #1

Children should learn that reading is pleasure, not just something that teachers make you do in school Picture Quote #1

All knowledge is valuable to a librarian Picture Quote #1

When I was in the first grade I was afraid of the teacher and had a miserable time in the reading circle, a difficulty that was overcome by the loving patience of my second grade teacher. Even though I could read, I refused to do so Picture Quote #1

I had a very wise mother. She always kept books that were my grade level in our house Picture Quote #1

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I don’t think children’s inner feelings have changed. They still want a mother and father in the very same house; they want places to play Picture Quote #1

I don’t necessarily start with the beginning of the book. I just start with the part of the story that’s most vivid in my imagination and work forward and backward from there Picture Quote #1

I was a great reader of fairy tales. I tried to read the entire fairy tale section of the library Picture Quote #1

My mother would read aloud to my father and me in the evening. She read mainly travel books Picture Quote #1

Otis was inspired by a boy who sat across the aisle from me in sixth grade. He was a lively person. My best friend appears in assorted books in various disguises Picture Quote #1

People are usually surprised to hear this, but I don’t really read children’s books Picture Quote #1

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We didn’t have television in those days, and many people didn’t even have radios. My mother would read aloud to my father and me in the evening Picture Quote #1

With twins, reading aloud to them was the only chance I could get to sit down. I read them picture books until they were reading on their own Picture Quote #1

If she can’t spell, why is she a librarian? Librarians should know how to spell Picture Quote #1

He was dressed as if everything he wore had come from different stores or from a rummage sale, except that the crease in his trousers was sharp and his shoes were shined Picture Quote #1

Neither the mouse nor the boy was the least bit surprised that each could understand the other. Two creatures who shared a love for motorcycles naturally spoke the same language Picture Quote #1

Problem solving, and I don’t mean algebra, seems to be my life’s work. Maybe it’s everyone’s life’s work Picture Quote #1

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Today I discovered two kinds of people who go to high school: those who wear new clothes to show off on the first day, and those who wear their oldest clothes to show they think school is unimportant Picture Quote #1

I hope children will be happy with the books I’ve written, and go on to be readers all of their lives Picture Quote #1

My favorite books are a constantly changing list, but one favorite has remained constant: the dictionary. Is the word I want to use spelled practice or practise? The dictionary knows. The dictionary also slows down my writing because it is such interesting reading that I am distracted Picture Quote #1

In my grammar school years back in the 1920s I used my ten cents a week allowance for Saturday matinees of Douglas Fairbanks movies. All that swashbuckling and leaping about in the midst of the sails of ships! Picture Quote #1

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What interests me is what children go through while growing up (Beverly Cleary Quotes) I wanted to be a ballerina. I changed my mind (Beverly Cleary Quotes) Writers are good at plucking out what they need here and there (Beverly Cleary Quotes) I read my books aloud before they were published (Beverly Cleary Quotes) I grew up before there were strict leash laws (Beverly Cleary Quotes) She means well, but she always manages to do the wrong thing. She has a real talent for it (Beverly Cleary Quotes) She was not a slowpoke grownup. She was a girl who could not wait. Life was so interesting she had to find out what happened next (Beverly Cleary Quotes) If you don’t see the book you want on the shelves, write it (Beverly Cleary Quotes) Children should learn that reading is pleasure, not just something that teachers make you do in school (Beverly Cleary Quotes) All knowledge is valuable to a librarian (Beverly Cleary Quotes) When I was in the first grade I was afraid of the teacher and had a miserable time in the reading circle, a difficulty that was overcome by the loving patience of my second grade teacher. Even though I could read, I refused to do so (Beverly Cleary Quotes) I had a very wise mother. She always kept books that were my grade level in our house (Beverly Cleary Quotes) I don’t think children’s inner feelings have changed. They still want a mother and father in the very same house; they want places to play (Beverly Cleary Quotes) I don’t necessarily start with the beginning of the book. I just start with the part of the story that’s most vivid in my imagination and work forward and backward from there (Beverly Cleary Quotes) I was a great reader of fairy tales. I tried to read the entire fairy tale section of the library (Beverly Cleary Quotes) My mother would read aloud to my father and me in the evening. She read mainly travel books (Beverly Cleary Quotes) Otis was inspired by a boy who sat across the aisle from me in sixth grade. He was a lively person. My best friend appears in assorted books in various disguises (Beverly Cleary Quotes) People are usually surprised to hear this, but I don’t really read children’s books (Beverly Cleary Quotes) We didn’t have television in those days, and many people didn’t even have radios. My mother would read aloud to my father and me in the evening (Beverly Cleary Quotes) With twins, reading aloud to them was the only chance I could get to sit down. I read them picture books until they were reading on their own (Beverly Cleary Quotes) If she can’t spell, why is she a librarian? Librarians should know how to spell (Beverly Cleary Quotes) He was dressed as if everything he wore had come from different stores or from a rummage sale, except that the crease in his trousers was sharp and his shoes were shined (Beverly Cleary Quotes) Neither the mouse nor the boy was the least bit surprised that each could understand the other. Two creatures who shared a love for motorcycles naturally spoke the same language (Beverly Cleary Quotes) Problem solving, and I don’t mean algebra, seems to be my life’s work. Maybe it’s everyone’s life’s work (Beverly Cleary Quotes) Today I discovered two kinds of people who go to high school: those who wear new clothes to show off on the first day, and those who wear their oldest clothes to show they think school is unimportant (Beverly Cleary Quotes) I hope children will be happy with the books I’ve written, and go on to be readers all of their lives (Beverly Cleary Quotes) My favorite books are a constantly changing list, but one favorite has remained constant: the dictionary. Is the word I want to use spelled practice or practise? The dictionary knows. The dictionary also slows down my writing because it is such interesting reading that I am distracted (Beverly Cleary Quotes) In my grammar school years back in the 1920s I used my ten cents a week allowance for Saturday matinees of Douglas Fairbanks movies. All that swashbuckling and leaping about in the midst of the sails of ships! (Beverly Cleary Quotes)

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