I hope children will be happy with the books I've written, and go on to be readers all of their lives.
Beverly ClearyRead
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.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Understanding and connection can arise from shared interests, regardless of differences.
This quote emphasizes that true understanding and communication can occur between individuals or creatures when they have mutual interests, highlighting the power of shared passions to bridge gaps in perception or background. In this case, a boy and a mouse bond over their love for motorcycles, suggesting that common ground can foster friendships and relationships that transcend superficial differences.
Themes
UnderstandingFriendshipShared InterestsCommunicationBonds
In practice
Example use cases
This quote is perfect for a speech about the importance of friendship in diverse communities.
More from Beverly Cleary
All quotes βI don't think children themselves have changed that much. It's the world that has changed.
Beverly ClearyRead
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 ClearyRead
I know that when I was a children's librarian, that was about 1940, boys particularly asked where were the books about kids like us, and there weren't any at that time.
Beverly ClearyRead
I didn't start out writing to give children hope, but I'm glad some of them found it.
Beverly ClearyRead
Over the years, I have been approached about making Ramona into a cartoon or movie, but I was afraid that no one could really capture the spunky character of Ramona.
Beverly ClearyRead
Similar quotes
If someone falls down, pick them back up. Just because there's not a frickin camera in your face doesn't mean you don't have to look out for each other.
Billie Joe ArmstrongRead
The vanishing of David Tang is like the unthinkable diappearance of a magnificent palace on a mythical mountaintop. He was a dreammaker, pianist, adventurer, writer, entrepreneur, scholar, connoisseur, and a great friend.
Simon Sebag-MontefioreRead
The dog of your boyhood teaches you a great deal about friendship, and love, and death: Old Skip was my brother. They had buried him under our elm tree, they said-yet this wasn't totally true. For he really lay buried in my heart.
Willie MorrisRead
Once you are my friend, I am responsible for you.
Antoine De Saint-ExuperyRead
We are sometimes made aware of a kindness long passed, and realize that there have been times when our friends' thoughts of us were of so pure and lofty a character that they passed over us like the winds of heaven unnoticed; when they treated us not as what we were, but as what we aspired to be.
Henry David ThoreauRead
Best friend, my well-spring in the wilderness!
George EliotRead