Beverly Cleary Quotes

I know that when I was a children's librarian, that was about 1940, boys particularly asked where were the books about kids like us, and there weren't any at that time.

Beverly Cleary

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 12, 1916

Topics

ChildrenTimeKnowWhereUsKids

Friends are very understanding when you tell them in April that you can see them next September, but there is a limit to how long you can go on like that.

Jill Dando

UnderstandingFriendsLongYouGo

The camera is the slave to the actor.

John Cassavetes

CameraActorSlave

The more studies that come out that talk about concussions and so forth, it makes me wonder. I wonder, more importantly than the stroke, the impact that concussions have had on my life, particularly as I get older.

Steve Largent

LifeMeImpactMy LifeWonderTalk

The thing about gay people is that until we come out of the closet, we're always protecting other people: 'I can't do this, because it's gonna hurt so-and-so.' We're trying to live the lives of other people, and that's the worst thing you can do.

Rob Halford

LivePeopleHurtTryingYouGay

We have seven months before the election. Our top priority as fiscal conservatives is to make sure President Obama retires.

Ron Johnson

ElectionPresidentTopSureSeven

I learn from Kevin Spacey and Tom Hardy, watching these guys work, the things they all do differently. Tom never stops exploring and discovering, take after take. His mind never turns off.

Michael Kelly

WorkMindLearnNeverWatchingTake

I'll be happy to go anywhere that will take me, honestly.

Jared Goff

HappyMeBe HappyGoWillTake

I don't know how anyone gets anything done in cities. How can you live somewhere like London or New York, when there are 81 things to do every night? Awful. Give me solitude and space any time.

Douglas Coupland

LiveTimeNew YorkSpaceSolitude

It is the best thing to have great games, and the tiredness matters little.

Antoine Griezmann

GreatBestGamesMattersLittle

I'm so happy that I finished college. Going into this crazy vortex of scrutiny is tough. If I was younger than I was now and I was going to fashion shows, I might have this distorted sense of self. I might rely on those cameras. Because when I was 18, I was half-baked.

Allison Williams

HappyCollegeCrazyFashionTough

I've just tried to be a responsible person and pay my bills. But whatever it is I do, I want to do the best I can.

Phyllis Smith

BestI CanPersonWantResponsible

If you would not step into the harlot's house, do not go by the harlot's door.

Thomas Secker

StepDoorYouHouseGoWould

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