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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 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
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
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.
BARBARA PARK

Mean Thinking Weather
Can’t we be friends?’ I hate your guts, Frankovitch’ Can’t our guts be friends?
BARBARA PARK

Friend Gut Hate
I find the term perfect child to be an oxymoron.
BARBARA PARK

Children Oxymoron Perfect
I don’t even like clowns. Clowns are not normal people.
BARBARA PARK

Clown Normal People
Moving makes you feel all alone inside.
BARBARA PARK

All Alone Feels Moving
I 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

Book Thinking Two
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
Society just has a way of inhibiting you, which is good and bad.
BARBARA PARK

Bad Good Inhibiting Way
Even though sometimes you can control your anger, you can’t control your sadness.
BARBARA PARK

Control Sadness Sometimes
I’m not actually sure I’m grown-up enough for grown-up books.
BARBARA PARK

Book Enough Grown Sure
Sometimes grown ups don’t act their right old age
BARBARA PARK

Age Old Sometimes
Junie B. Jones. The B stands for Beatrice. Except, I don’t like Beatrice. I just like B and that’s all.
BARBARA PARK

Country Emotion Except Just
And sometimes when you’re very mixed-up inside, you do things you know you shouldn’t do.
BARBARA PARK

Inside Knows Mix Sometimes
A little glitter can turn your whole day around.
BARBARA PARK

Glitter Little Turns

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