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“Byron says he won't go there. He give Kenny and Joey a story about "Wool Pooh," the supposed evil twin of Winnie-the-Pooh. They believe him, but Kenny still wants to go.”
― Christopher Paul Curtis, The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963

“You know, there's something especially lonely about a gold medal hanging all by itself on a bedroom wall, something that says "fluke," or "beginner's luck," or "one in a million," but two gold medals, now that says something completely different. That says, "Oh, yeah, baby, this is the real deal!”
― Christopher Paul Curtis, Bucking the Sarge

“Having a little pee in your pants had to be better than being dinner for some redneck.”
― Christopher Paul Curtis, The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963

“The big steel wheels creaked a couple times, then started moving.”
― Christopher Paul Curtis, Bud, Not Buddy