Beverly Cleary Quotes

I read my books aloud before they were published.

Beverly Cleary

Quotes to Explore

Entering a novel is like going on a climb in the mountains: You have to learn the rhythms of respiration - acquire the pace. Otherwise you stop right away.

Umberto Eco
- Stop
- Learn
- Mountains
I've had grand pianos that are more expensive than, like, a year's worth of rent.

Lady Gaga
- Like
- More
- Year
Italy's assets are her style, her beauty, her creativity, her passion, her energy, her technology; and these will be core brand values of all our cars. Fiat as a company has a long way to go and a steep road ahead.

Lapo Elkann
- Long
- Energy
- Technology
They got word that the Japanese planes were coming back, so we sunk her ourselves so the Japanese wouldn't get it. We didn't want the Japanese to get it intact.

Barney Ross
- Want
- Japanese
- Planes
They say that gardens look better when they are created by loving gardeners rather than by landscapers, because the garden is more tended to and cared for. The same thing goes for cooking. I only cook for people I love.

Ina Garten
- People
- Better
- Garden
The entirety of 'Bellocq's Ophelia' was a project, and I was interested in doing research and looking at photographs and writing about them, imagining this woman Ophelia and what her life was like and the kinds of things she thought about.

Natasha Trethewey
- Life
- Writing
- She