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Famous Quotes By Barbara Park

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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. — Barbara Park

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Sometimes grown ups don't act their right old age — Barbara Park

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I wasn't that over-the-top, but I got sent to the principal in first grade for talking. And my father was for a long time the president of the Board of Education. That was always a hard note to bring home. — Barbara Park

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Our nannas are losers. — Barbara Park

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They really liked each other, too. Not like boyfriend and girlfriend, I don't mean. But they both had naturally curly hair, and they both thought professional wrestling was real
which are two pretty strong bonds, when you think about it. — Barbara Park

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Moving makes you feel all alone inside. — Barbara Park

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There are many reluctant young readers who haven't yet found books that make them laugh. — Barbara Park

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A stick or a stone only stings for a minute. A name seems to hurt forever. — Barbara Park

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I'm not actually sure I'm grown-up enough for grown-up books. — Barbara Park

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What happened at school, she said. — Barbara Park

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My own pregnancies were all about me, me, me. My aches, my pains, my swollen feet, and my body that looked like the Michelin Man. — Barbara Park

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I like to think that Junie B. looks at the world - and this isn't a negative comment on her - from the lowest common denominator. It's not all gray to her; it's all black and white. — Barbara Park

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And sometimes when you're very mixed-up inside, you do things you know you shouldn't do. — Barbara Park

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A little glitter can turn your whole day around. — Barbara Park

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Okay, here is the problem," I said. "Assignment means schoolwork, and Hawaii means vacation. And children do not actually like to mix those two items. — Barbara Park

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Ever since I began writing my Junie B. Jones series, people have been assuming that the character is based on me when I was a little girl. The fact is, though, that Junie B. and I have very little in common. — Barbara Park

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Y are you called the cheese man? — Barbara Park

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Of all the novels I've written, my favorite is 'Mick Harte Was Here'. — Barbara Park

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song. I stood up straight — Barbara Park

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I've stopped reading about my books on the Internet because it's too hurtful. — Barbara Park

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Can't we be friends?' I hate your guts, Frankovitch' Can't our guts be friends? — Barbara Park

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Then Mrs. confiscated my shiny glitter jar. Confiscate is the school word for yanked it right out of my hand. — Barbara Park

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Society just has a way of inhibiting you, which is good and bad. — Barbara Park

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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. — Barbara Park

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When you're in between dreams, you get to lean back and relax and stop trying so hard. Trying to be somebody, I mean. It's not as exciting as being a television star, but it's not that bad, either. You just have to learn to be satisfied with the way you are for a while. Not Forever. Just until you're finished resting. — Barbara Park

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The upside to grief is it takes away your appetite. When people say you look good they really mean it. Nature's thoughtful that way. — Barbara Park

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That Grace looked annoyed at me.
"I didn't say you would go to jail, Junie B.," she said. "I just wish you would say the word correctly, that's all. — Barbara Park

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I was a good kid, but I was just very chatty. Teachers were rarely entertained, but occasionally a child was, which was enough for me. Everything was so urgent. I needed to say it immediately. — Barbara Park

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For 20 years I've gotten to laugh my way through my work. For me, that's a dream job. — Barbara Park

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I find that when I'm struggling to think of how a six-year-old would feel about something, I just have to go right down to the common denominator, find the simplest way that you can look at an object or a problem, and not muck it up with all of the stuff that adults do and over-analyze. — Barbara Park

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All of my characters are less than perfect. — Barbara Park

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My criteria for what makes a book an official 'favorite,' is based almost entirely on how desperately I don't want the story to end. — Barbara Park

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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. — Barbara Park

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I don't even like clowns. Clowns are not normal people. — Barbara Park

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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. — Barbara Park

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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. — Barbara Park

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There are those who believe that the value of a children's book can be measured only in terms of the moral lessons it tries to impose or the perfect role models it offers. Personally, I happen to think that a book is of extraordinary value if it gives the reader nothing more than a smile or two. In fact, I happen to think that's huge. — Barbara Park

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I find the term 'perfect child' to be an oxymoron. — Barbara Park

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Yeah, but what does that even mean ... heaven? Because see, I need to be able to put him somewhere, Zo. In my head, I mean. I need to be able to close my eyes and picture him and know he's okay. And just saying the word heaven doesn't help that much. Because like what is heaven, exactly? And where is it? And what do you do there? — Barbara Park

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Even though sometimes you can control your anger, you can't control your sadness. — Barbara Park