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Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: With the poetry of plain speaking, Shannon Hitchcock

With the poetry of plain speaking, Shannon Hitchcock recreates the daily drama of a vanished world. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: [A young adult novel] ends not with happily

[A young adult novel] ends not with happily ever after, but at a new beginning, with the sense of a lot of life yet to be lived. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: I'm so far gone that I'm telling the

I'm so far gone that I'm telling the truth. It sounds like a foreign language. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: Fiction isn't what 'was'. It's 'what if'?

Fiction isn't what 'was'. It's 'what if'? — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: Never worry about a book corrupting a child.

Never worry about a book corrupting a child. Worry if your children are not getting ideas from books. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: Only the nonreader fears books.

Only the nonreader fears books. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: We write by the light of every book

We write by the light of every book we've read. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: Yes, I think you'll find that all the

Yes, I think you'll find that all the best teachers are old bats. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: Fame is a funny thing, like a secret,

Fame is a funny thing, like a secret, both are hard to keep. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: The only way you can write is by

The only way you can write is by the light of the bridges burning behind you. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: I read.. because one life is not enough

I read.. because one life is not enough — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: We don't write what we know. We write

We don't write what we know. We write what we wonder about. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: The sobs came then, faster than she could

The sobs came then, faster than she could swallow. A teacher dares not cry, not a real teacher. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: The years went by, and Mary Alice and

The years went by, and Mary Alice and I grew up, Slower than we wanted to, faster than we realized. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: Humor is anger that was sent to finishing

Humor is anger that was sent to finishing school. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: This is how you hold onto your family.

This is how you hold onto your family. You hold them with open hands so they are free to find futures of their own. It's just that simple. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: I don't think grandma's a very good influence

I don't think grandma's a very good influence on us. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: Never trust an ugly woman. She's got a

Never trust an ugly woman. She's got a grudge against the world,' said Grandma who was no oil painting herself. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: And I'll tell you something else for free.

And I'll tell you something else for free. If you set a foot over that doorsill, I'll wring your red neck. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: Nobody but a reader becomes a writer.

Nobody but a reader becomes a writer. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: Because nobody but a reader ever became a

Because nobody but a reader ever became a writer. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: She had eyes in the back of her

She had eyes in the back of her heart. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Kadrey: He pulls the tape off Allegra's mouth. Grabs

He pulls the tape off Allegra's mouth. Grabs her BY THE HAIR and gives her a peck on the lips. — Richard Kadrey

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: A solider must leave someone behind,' she said.

A solider must leave someone behind,' she said. 'What men do best is walk away from women. Wars are handy for that. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: We write by the light of every story

We write by the light of every story we have ever read. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: When I read a good book, it's like

When I read a good book, it's like traveling the world without ever leaving my chair. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: Martin Wilson's What They Always Tell Us hears

Martin Wilson's What They Always Tell Us hears the voices of the young as they struggle toward adulthood ... — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: This was something Grandma Tilly couldn't understandhow war

This was something Grandma Tilly couldn't understand
how war promises a boy it can make a man out of him. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: Grandma, how old is she?""Oh I don't know."

Grandma, how old is she?"
"Oh I don't know." Grandma said. "You'd have to cut off her head and count the rings in her neck. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: We thought he was weird. He thought we

We thought he was weird. He thought we were weird. It was great. It was what multiculturalism ought to be" -Archer — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: Besdies, to turn me ladylike might have rendered

Besdies, to turn me ladylike might have rendered me useless and possibly ornamental. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: But put two librarians' heads together, and mountains

But put two librarians' heads together, and mountains move. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: I read because one life isn't enough.

I read because one life isn't enough. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: Writing is communication, not self-expression. Nobody in this

Writing is communication, not self-expression. Nobody in this world wants to read your diary except your mother. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: We'd gotten him wrong. He wasn't a dunce.

We'd gotten him wrong. He wasn't a dunce. He was an artist. According to these pages, he'd seen us all a good deal clearer than we'd ever seen him. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: Conformity is the enemy of friendship

Conformity is the enemy of friendship — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: So there is some justice in this world,

So there is some justice in this world, though not a lot. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: As I pen these words to leave a

As I pen these words to leave a lasting record, I wonder myself where it all began. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: I caught a glimpse of happiness, and saw

I caught a glimpse of happiness, and saw it was a bird on a branch, fixing to take wing. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: Hayseeds we might be, but we meant to

Hayseeds we might be, but we meant to be informed hayseeds. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: Anyone who thinks small towns are friendlier than

Anyone who thinks small towns are friendlier than big cities lives in a big city. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: Aunt Agnes said, "It's hard to make a

Aunt Agnes said, "It's hard to make a good Christian out of a cat. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: But it was a rich, picture-perfect, it-can't-happen-here kind

But it was a rich, picture-perfect, it-can't-happen-here kind of suburb where people had gone, not to deal with life's problems, but to avoid them. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: If you cannot find yourself on the page

If you cannot find yourself on the page very early in life, you will go looking for yourself in all the wrong places. — Richard Peck

Richard Peck Quotes By Richard Peck: If you're going to read minds, start with

If you're going to read minds, start with a simple one. — Richard Peck