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I hope children will be happy with the books I’ve written, and go on to be readers all of their lives.

Beverly Cleary

She means well, but she always manages to do the wrong thing. She has a real talent for it.
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Mean Real Talent
I didn’t start out writing to give children hope, but I’m glad some of them found it.
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Children Giving Writing
The humiliation that Jane had felt turned to something else–grief perhaps, or regret. Regret that she had not known how to act with a boy, regret that she had not been wiser.
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Boys Grief Humilation Perhaps Regret Turned
Otis was inspired by a boy who sat across the aisle from me in sixth grade. He was a lively person. My best friend appears in assorted books in various disguises.
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Book Boys Friendship
Today I discovered two kinds of people who go to high school: those who wear new clothes to show off on the first day, and those who wear their oldest clothes to show they think school is unimportant.
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School Thinking Two
I don’t think children’s inner feelings have changed. They still want a mother and father in the very same house; they want places to play.
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Children Inspiring Mother
Quite often somebody will say, What year do your books take place? and the only answer I can give is, In childhood.
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Book Giving Years
As a child, I disliked books in which children learned to be ‘better’ children.
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Book Child Children
Ramona stepped back into her closet, slid the door shut, pressed an imaginary button, and when her imaginary elevator had made its imaginary descent, stepped out onto the real first floor and raced a real problem. Her mother and father were leaving for Parents’ Night.
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Burton Father Imagination Mother Real Step
I don’t ever go on the Internet. I don’t even know how it works.
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Goes Internet Know Works
I hope children will be happy with the books I’ve written, and go on to be readers all of their lives.
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Children Happy Hope Readers
Problem solving, and I don’t mean algebra, seems to be my life’s work. Maybe it’s everyone’s life’s work.
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Algebra Mean Problem
I think the best teachers had a real interest in the subject they were teaching and a love for children.
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Children Real Teacher
I enjoy writing for third and fourth graders most of all.
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Enjoy Thirds Writing
I wanted to be a ballerina. I changed my mind.
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Ballerina Changed Mind
If we finished our work, the teacher would say, ‘Now don’t read ahead.’ But sometimes I hid the book I was reading behind my geography book and did read ahead. You can hide a lot behind a geography book.
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Book Reading Teacher

I hope children will be happy with the books I’ve written, and go on to be readers all of their lives.

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