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When 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 Park

I 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 PARK

Children Kids Teacher
A stick or a stone only stings for a minute. A name seems to hurt forever.
BARBARA PARK

Forever Hurt Name
Even though sometimes you can control your anger, you can’t control your sadness.
BARBARA PARK

Control Sadness Sometimes
I’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 PARK

Good Life Hate Nudge Nudge
Society just has a way of inhibiting you, which is good and bad.
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Bad Good Inhibiting Way
Sometimes 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.
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Mean Thinking Weather
I find the term perfect child to be an oxymoron.
BARBARA PARK

Children Oxymoron Perfect
Moving makes you feel all alone inside.
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All Alone Feels Moving
I’m not actually sure I’m grown-up enough for grown-up books.
BARBARA PARK

Book Enough Grown Sure
A little glitter can turn your whole day around.
BARBARA PARK

Glitter Little Turns
Can’t we be friends?’ I hate your guts, Frankovitch’ Can’t our guts be friends?
BARBARA PARK

Friend Gut Hate
I don’t even like clowns. Clowns are not normal people.
BARBARA PARK

Clown Normal People
I 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 PARK

Believe Friends Problem
Our nannas are losers.
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Loser Nannnas Our
And sometimes when you’re very mixed-up inside, you do things you know you shouldn’t do.
BARBARA PARK

Inside Knows Mix Sometimes
My senior year of high school, I was voted Wittiest. So, several years later, I decided to try my hand at writing humor to see if I could be witty enough to make some money.
BARBARA PARK

Senior Witty Writing

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