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Beverly Cleary Quotes

American - Author | April 12, 1916 -

I think the best teachers had a real interest in the subject they were teaching and a love for children. Some of the teachers were just doing their job, but others had that little extra. They really cared about children and they wore pretty dresses.

Love Children Best Job Think Doing

Over the years, I have been approached about making Ramona into a cartoon or movie, but I was afraid that no one could really capture the spunky character of Ramona.

Character Capture Over Afraid Years

What interests me is what children go through while growing up.

Children Me Growing Up Go Growing

Quite often somebody will say, What year do your books take place? and the only answer I can give is, In childhood.

Childhood Year I Can Place Say Will

I read my books aloud before they were published.

Books Read Published Before Aloud

I don't ever go on the Internet. I don't even know how it works.

Internet Go Know Even How Works

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

Hope Children Happy Be Happy Go

I'm just lucky. I do have very clear memories of childhood. I find that many people don't, but I'm just very fortunate that I have that kind of memory.

Memories Childhood Memory People

I wrote books to entertain. I'm not trying to teach anything! If I suspected the author was trying to show me how to be a better behaved girl, I shut the book.

Girl Me Book Better Trying Teach

I particularly enjoy cello music because our daughter plays the cello. I have listened to her practice for so many hours that I am familiar with the music written for that instrument. I am also fond of the popular music of the 1930s because my future husband and I danced to it so many Saturday nights when we were in college.

Future Music Daughter I Am Practice

I was a very observant child. The boys in my books are based on boys in my neighborhood growing up.

Child Growing Up Growing Up Books

Writers are good at plucking out what they need here and there.

Good Need Out Here Writers

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