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.
I enjoy writing for third and fourth graders most of all. - Beverly Cleary
I enjoy writing for third and fourth graders most of all.
- Beverly Cleary
I was a very observant child. The boys in my books are based on boys in my neighborhood growing up. - Beverly Cleary
I was a very observant child. The boys in my books are based on boys in my neighborhood growing up.
I was an only child; I didn't have a sister, or sisters. - Beverly Cleary
I was an only child; I didn't have a sister, or sisters.
I am not a pest," Ramona Quimby told her big sister Beezus. - Beverly Cleary
I am not a pest," Ramona Quimby told her big sister Beezus.
I read my books aloud before they were published. - Beverly Cleary
I read my books aloud before they were published.
Didn't the people who made those license plates care about little girls named Ramona? - Beverly Cleary
Didn't the people who made those license plates care about little girls named Ramona?
I wanted to be a ballerina. I changed my mind. - Beverly Cleary
I wanted to be a ballerina. I changed my mind.
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
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.
If she can't spell, why is she a librarian? Librarians should know how to spell. - Beverly Cleary
If she can't spell, why is she a librarian? Librarians should know how to spell.
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