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Her magic formula for dealing with children is ignoring all faults and accenting tiny virtues. She says, "Instead of telling Tommy day in and day out that he is the naughtiest boy in the United States of America, which could very well be true, take an aspirin and comment on his neatly tied shoes. Almost anybody would rather be known for expert shoe-tying than for kicking the cat." She always tells whiners how charming they are--bullies how brave--bad sports how good--sneaks how honest!

Betty Macdonald's Popular Quotes

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Our little room was morbidly quiet and sorrow was heaped in my corner like dirty snow.

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Her magic formula for dealing with children is ignoring all faults and accenting tiny virtues. She says, "Instead of telling Tommy day in and day out…

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I'll do it because I want to but not because you tell me to!

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There’s nothing as cozy as a piece of candy and a book.

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In the country, weather is as important as food and sometimes means the difference between life and death.

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The coffee was so strong it snarled as it lurched out of the pot.

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Dare we face the question of just how much of the darkness around us is of our own making?

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