#so

I feel sometimes that in children's books there are more and more grim problems, but I don't know that I want to burden third- and fourth-graders with them. ↗

— Beverly Cleary

#burden #children #feel #grim #i

I personally don't believe we ought to be raising taxes or cutting spending, either one, until we get this economy off the ground. I'll pay more, but it won't solve the problem. ↗

— William J. Clinton

#cutting #economy #either #get #ground

My favorite books are a constantly changing list, but one favorite has remained constant: the dictionary. Is the word I want to use spelled practice or practise? The dictionary knows. The dictionary also slows down my writing because it is such interesting reading that I am distracted. ↗

— Beverly Cleary

#am #because #books #changing #constant

Otis was inspired by a boy who sat across the aisle from me in sixth grade. He was a lively person. My best friend appears in assorted books in various disguises. ↗

— Beverly Cleary

#aisle #appears #best #best friend #books

People are inclined to say that I am Ramona. I'm not sure that's true, but I did share some experiences with her. ↗

— Beverly Cleary

#did #experiences #her #i #i am

I can only put myself in the process and try to learn through the process. Sometimes it will go well and sometimes it won't. ↗

— Joseph Fiennes

#i #i can #learn #myself #only

I love the semicolon; it's unnecessary, but graceful and sophisticated. ↗

— Brian P. Cleary

#i #i love #love #sophisticated #unnecessary

If you feel like you're getting into a rut with a song, a night off usually fixes it. ↗

— Levon Helm

#fixes #getting #into #like #night

Quite often somebody will say, What year do your books take place? and the only answer I can give is, In childhood. ↗

— Beverly Cleary

#books #childhood #give #i #i can

If I have a talent for making some fourth-grader who hates school and reading to hate it a little less, then I have to do the most with what I've been issued. ↗

— Brian P. Cleary

#hate #hates #i #issued #less