211 Quotes by Beverly Cleary


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    One rainy Sunday when I was in the third grade, I picked up a book to look at the pictures and discovered that even though I did not want to, I was reading. I have been a reader ever since.

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    With twins, reading aloud to them was the only chance I could get to sit down. I read them picture books until they were reading on their own.

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    I hope children will be happy with the books I've written, and go on to be readers all of their lives.

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    In 50 years, the world has changed, especially for kids, but kids' needs haven't changed. They still need to feel safe, be close to their families, like their teachers, and have friends to play with.

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    I think the best teachers had a real interest in the subject they were teaching and a love for children.

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    I have lovely memories of Los Angeles in the 1930s. I came down to live with my mother's cousin and they invited me to come and go to junior college for a year.

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