Robin C

“She means well, but she always manages to do the wrong thing. She has a real talent for it.”
― Beverly Cleary, Fifteen

“Quite often somebody will say, 'What year do your books take place?' and the only answer I can give is, in childhood.”
― Beverly Cleary

“...I used to think what a fine thing it would be to have a paycheck job, you show up, work your hours, and at the end of the month, doesn't matter what the weather is, you get your money. Now that I have one of those jobs, I see it's not the weather that is your worry,it's the whims of the boss man. Some of the times the things you're asked to do are foolish. Leaves you rolling your eyes, but it can be done. It's when the boss asks you to do something that's wrong, and you do it anyways. That sort of work whittles away at your soul.”
― Jeanette Walls

“Neither the mouse nor the boy was the least bit surprised that each could understand the other. Two creatures who shared a love for motorcycles naturally spoke the same language.”
― Beverly Cleary, The Mouse and the Motorcycle