Sometimes 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.
More Barbara Park Quotes
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Can’t we be friends?’ I hate your guts, Frankovitch’ Can’t our guts be friends?
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A stick or a stone only stings for a minute. A name seems to hurt forever.
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I don’t even like clowns. Clowns are not normal people.
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The upside to grief is it takes away your appetite. When people say you look good they really mean it. Nature’s thoughtful that way.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Even though sometimes you can control your anger, you can’t control your sadness.
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Our nannas are losers.
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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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Society just has a way of inhibiting you, which is good and bad.
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I find the term perfect child to be an oxymoron.
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And sometimes when you’re very mixed-up inside, you do things you know you shouldn’t do.
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A little glitter can turn your whole day around.
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I’m not actually sure I’m grown-up enough for grown-up books.
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