Mark Lin > Mark's Quotes

“Books to the ceiling,
Books to the sky,
My pile of books is a mile high.
How I love them! How I need them!
I'll have a long beard by the time I read them.”
― Arnold Lobel

“You can keep your willpower, Frog. I am going home to bake a cake.”
― Arnold Lobel, Frog and Toad Together

“All the miles of a hard road are worth a moment of true happiness.”
― Arnold Lobel, Fables

“Blah, said Toad.”
― Arnold Lobel

“Come back and wake me up.....half past May! (the Toad)”
― Arnold Lobel

“The whole world is covered in buttons, and not one of them is mine!”
― Arnold Lobel

“We must stop eating!' cried Toad as he ate another.”
― Arnold Lobel

“I am happy. I am very happy. This morning when I woke up I felt good because the sun was shining. I felt good because I was a frog. And I felt good because I have you as a friend. I wanted to be alone. I wanted to think about how fine everything is.”
― Arnold Lobel, Days with Frog and Toad

“After I put on my bathing suit, you must not look at me until I get into the water.'

'Why not?' asked Frog.

'Because I look funny in my bathing suit. That is why.' said Toad.”
― Arnold Lobel, Frog and Toad are Friends

“Owl felt happy as he filled his cup. It tastes a little bit salty, he said, but tear-drop tea is always very good.”
― Arnold Lobel, Owl at Home

“I cannot remember any of the things that were on my list of things to do. I will just have to sit here and do nothing,” said Toad.”
― Arnold Lobel, Frog and Toad Together

“To be making books for children is to be in a sort of state of grace.”
― Arnold Lobel

“I wonder if we are brave,” said Frog.
Frog and Toad got out their head-shots and looked at them for a long time. “We look brave,” said Frog.
“Yes, but are we?” asked Toad.”
― Arnold Lobel

“Love can be its own reward.”
― Arnold Lobel

“When the need is strong, there are those who will believe anything.”
― Arnold Lobel

“A child's conduct will reflect the ways of his parents.”
― Arnold Lobel, Fables

“Grasshopper was tired. He lay down in a soft place. He knew that in the morning the road would still be there, taking him on and on to wherever he wanted t go.”
― Arnold Lobel, Grasshopper on the Road: A Beloved I Can Read Classic About a Happy Journey for Children (Ages 4-8)