Can’t we be friends?’ I hate your guts, Frankovitch’ Can’t our guts be friends?
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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Junie B. Jones. The B stands for Beatrice. Except, I don’t like Beatrice. I just like B and that’s all.
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Sometimes grown ups don’t act their right old age
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Our nannas are losers.
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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.
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A stick or a stone only stings for a minute. A name seems to hurt forever.
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Moving makes you feel all alone inside.
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Society just has a way of inhibiting you, which is good and bad.
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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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I’m not actually sure I’m grown-up enough for grown-up books.
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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.
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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.
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I don’t even like clowns. Clowns are not normal people.
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Even though sometimes you can control your anger, you can’t control your sadness.
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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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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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