73 Quotes by Jeanne Birdsall

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    All was at peace while Batty picked flowers and hummed a song about kangaroos.

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    Parents almost always want what’s best for their children. They just don’t always know what that is.

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    It was all a cottage is supposed to be, small and snug, with a front porch, pink climbing roses, and lots of trees for shade.

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    Was she in love? Rosalind had asked herself that many times in the last few weeks. Anna’s mother said you’re in love when you feel like you’ve been hit by a truck. Rosalind felt bad enough for a motorcycle, maybe, but not a truck.

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    It seemed that the closer the girls got to Mrs. Tifton, the louder Skye squished, like a monster jellyfish with feet.

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    This is what made a book great, she thought, that you could read it over and over and never get tired of it.

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    So she was always in the middle of at least one book and felt safe only if she had several more on standby.

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