Moving makes you feel all alone inside.
BARBARA PARKMoving makes you feel all alone inside.
BARBARA PARKOur nannas are losers.
BARBARA PARKI don’t even like clowns. Clowns are not normal people.
BARBARA PARKI’m so lazy as far as liking to get up, go to the office in my pajamas, get dressed about noon. And I hate flying. So I have this really laid-back, good lifestyle, and it’s hard to nudge me out of it.
BARBARA PARKSociety just has a way of inhibiting you, which is good and bad.
BARBARA PARKI find the term perfect child to be an oxymoron.
BARBARA PARKSometimes grown ups don’t act their right old age
BARBARA PARKThe upside to grief is it takes away your appetite. When people say you look good they really mean it. Nature’s thoughtful that way.
BARBARA PARKWhen you’re in between dreams, you get to lean back and relax and stop trying so hard. Trying to be somebody, I mean. It’s not as exciting as being a television star, but it’s not that bad, either. You just have to learn to be satisfied with the way you are for a while. Not Forever. Just until you’re finished resting.
BARBARA PARKEven though sometimes you can control your anger, you can’t control your sadness.
BARBARA PARKI was a good kid, but I was just very chatty. Teachers were rarely entertained, but occasionally a child was, which was enough for me. Everything was so urgent. I needed to say it immediately.
BARBARA PARKJunie B. Jones. The B stands for Beatrice. Except, I don’t like Beatrice. I just like B and that’s all.
BARBARA PARKI don’t really believe in pretending to be happy when you’re not. Mostly I believe that you should burden your friends with your problems.
BARBARA PARKSometimes I think he’s the kind of friend that grownups call a ‘fair-weather friend.’ That means when everything’s going smoothly, he’s the best friend a guy could want. But as soon as something goes wrong…(he) sort of turns on you.
BARBARA PARKA stick or a stone only stings for a minute. A name seems to hurt forever.
BARBARA PARKI happen to think that a book is of extraordinary value if it gives the reader nothing more than a smile or two. It’s perfectly okay to take a book, read it, have a good time, giggle and laugh – and turn off the TV. I love that.
BARBARA PARK