52 Quotes About Ramona-quimby

Scrimp and pinch to make ends meet, thought Ramona, liking the sound of the words.

She felt all churned up inside, as if she didn't know whether to cry or burst out of the house shouting, My mother and father had a fight!

Grown-ups are supposed to be perfect."Both her parents laughed. "Well, they are!" Ramona insisted, annoyed by their laughter.

Haven't you noticed grown-ups aren't perfect?" asked Mrs. Quimby. "Especially when they're tired.""Then how come you expect kids to be so perfect all the time?" demanded Ramona.

Maybe grown-ups weren't perfect, but they should be, her parents most of all. They should be cheerful, loving, patient, never sick and never tired. Fun too.

Her mother had said the words she longed to hear. Her mother could not get along without her. She felt warm, and safe and comforted.

Yard Apes!" yelled Ramona, her name for the sort of boys who always got the best balls, who were always first on the playground, and who chased their soccer balls through other people's hopscotch games.

It isn't fair, Ramona told herself, even though grown-ups were always telling her life was not fair. It wasn't fair that life was not fair.

Until this minute she had thought all adults were supposed to like all children. She understood by now misunderstandings were to be expected- she had had several with teachers - and often children and grown-ups did not agree, but things somehow worked out. For a grown-up to actually dislike a child and try to shame her, she was sure had to be wrong, very, very wrong.