Heather Vogel Frederick > Quotes

“She's right, of course. My mother usually is. She's a librarian.”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, Much Ado About Anne

“Never say 'I can't.' 'I can't' is a limit, and life is about breaking through limits. Say 'I will' instead.”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, Pies & Prejudice

“there is hope in maybe.
Maybe.
Such a tiny word.
Such a powerful word.”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, Much Ado About Anne

“Robin Hood just called, he wants Sherwood Forest back.”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, Pies & Prejudice

“Friends can never be too early”
― Heather Vogel Frederick

“Of course, Zach Nortan could show up at school in a garbage bag and still look great.”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, Dear Pen Pal

“She forks up a little nibble and wedges it in her mouth. "Yum," she croaks.
Mrs. Wong looks pleased. "It's made with tofu."
I can't resist. "Free-range tofu?"
My mother looks over at me sharply.
Mrs. Wong takes the bait. "Now, Cassidy, tofu isn't an animal," she chides. "It's soy bean curd. Soy bean curd doesn't need to roam free."
On the floor below me, Emma lets out a little snort. I nudge her again with my foot. We're both grinning at the thought of a corral somewhere with little cubes of tofu wandering around. "Home, home on the range," I sing to her under my breath. "Where the deer and the tofu roam free...”
― Heather Vogel Frederick

“Why is it that girls think boys will notice them if they’re loud anyway.”
― Heather Vogel Frederick

“You need your beauty sleep for tomorrow"
she tells us "don't stay up too late talking"
We ignore her of course.The whole point of a sleepover is to stay up too late talking.”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, Dear Pen Pal

“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single girl in possesion of a pashon for fashon, must be in want of an audiance!”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, Pies & Prejudice

“And as we round the bend toward Ivy Cottage, he tugs my braid just the way he always has ever since I was six, and then he reaches down and takes my hand.
Maybe sometimes dreams really do come true.”
― Heather Vogel Frederick

“Change is the nature of life, Cassidy. Some of it's good, like new babies being born and children growing up and leaving home and all the new adventures that both of those things bring. And sometimes change is more difficult - like when your dad died. But it's nothing to fear. Good or bad, when we rise up to meet it, change can make us stronger. It's what moved us farther along down the road ahead.”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, Dear Pen Pal

“Like a kettle boiling over, the room foamed with laughter.”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, Home for the Holidays

“I love science, and the way it names and orders and classifies everything, from clouds to plants to stars. Even bones. Tibia, fibula, scapula, patella. Science makes everything so official-sounding, and so tidy. Unlike real life, which is often a mess.”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, The Mother-Daughter Book Club

“Every house should have a turret”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, Much Ado About Anne

“Math is “maths,” an elevator is a “lift,” a truck is a “lorry,” a flashlight is a “torch,” and “crisps” are what they call potato chips, while “chips” over here means French fries. Just as riding the double-decker buses thrills me, I get a thrill out of hearing people talk.”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, Pies & Prejudice

“Chadwickius frenemus,”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, Dear Pen Pal

“A community is like a family," she told him, "and every family has a few odd ducks. The important thing to remember is that they're still family.”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, Absolutely Truly

“For me, life and books are intertwined, and one is always reminding me of the other.”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, Pies & Prejudice

“A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, Wish You Were Eyre

“Friendship is where the best stories begin.”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, Dear Pen Pal

“There's always more to the story, Catriona," She replied. "That's the wonderful thing about stories.”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, Once Upon a Toad

“Jess falls asleep with her head against Darcy’s shoulder, and I see Mr. Hawthorne waggle his eyebrows at Mrs. Hawthorne, who smiles over at Mrs. Delaney. I guess I’m not the only one who’s noticed what’s going on.”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, Pies & Prejudice

“Would I want to know the ending to my own story? No. I want the adventure that comes with finding out.”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, Pies & Prejudice

“Tristan, one of the planets orbiting the sun that is Cassidy Sloane,”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, Mother-Daughter Book Camp

“Papa taps on the skylight and I look up. He waves at me and smiles. I smile back. For now, I don't need to know what lies ahead. For now it's enough just to be here, safe aboard the Morning Star with my family and friends. For now, it's enough to be home.”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, The Education of Patience Goodspeed

“A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary.”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, Mother-Daughter Book Camp

“Papa was right, after all. A ship's crew was like a family, and together we had done what we never could have managed alone.”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, The Voyage of Patience Goodspeed

“Never say ‘I can’t.’ ‘I can’t’ is a limit, and life is about breaking through limits. Say ‘I will’ instead.”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, Pies & Prejudice

“He explained that ethics are the principles or rules for how we act in the world... 'The thing is, it doesn't matter whether or not (she) had it coming... What does matter is your behavior, not hers. Your ethics, not hers. The way you conduct yourself, not the way she conducts herself... We all must learn to act, not react.”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, Much Ado About Anne