Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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I wondered about Mrs. Winterbottom and what she meant about living a tiny life. If she didn't like all that baking and cleaning and jumping up to get bottles of nail polish remover and sewing hems, why did she do it? Why didn't she tell them to do some of the things themselves? Maybe she was afraid there would be nothing left for her to do. There would be no need for her and she would become invisible and no one would notice.

Sharon Creech's Popular Quotes

A library is the door to many lives.

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Life is like a bowl of spaghetti. Every once in a while, you get a meatball.

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My granny Torrelli says when you are angry with someone, so angry you are thinking hateful things, so angry maybe you want to punch them, then you sh…

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Then I thought, boy, isn't that just typical? You wait and wait and wait for something, and then when it happens, you feel sad.

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When I read good stories, I want to write good stories too.

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You can't keep the birds of sadness from flying over your head, but you can keep them from nesting in your hair.

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You know, maybe that's all anybody wants, is to be useful. And have somebody else notice it.

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Sometimes you know in your heart you love someone, but you have to go away before your head can figure it out.

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A person isn't a bird. You can't cage a person.

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