I want to remake the world; anything less is not worth the trouble.

- Karen Cushman

I think sometimes that people are like onions. On the outside smooth and whole and simple but inside ring upon ring, complex and deep.

- Karen Cushman

Seems to me God made a big mistake when He failed to put handles on watermelons.

- Karen Cushman

Fathers should make you feel safe.

- Karen Cushman

. . . . I cannot escape my life but can only use my determination and courage to make it the best I can.

- Karen Cushman

Just because you don't know everything don't mean you know nothing.

- Karen Cushman

I have developed a rash on my body where the rough cloth rubs on my skin. I wanted to take a bath, thinking that the dirt on my skin made the rash wo…

- Karen Cushman

Love brightens and purifies the heart.

- Karen Cushman

Seems to me home is where I am loved and safe and needed.

- Karen Cushman