Whimsical Words - memorable quotes from Children's Books
*So I pulled on my chain mail.
“I thought that was for slaying dragons, not for talking to girls,” said Anibelly, who had appeared behind me.
“It’s the same thing,” I said.
(from Alvin-Ho: Allergic To Birthday Parties, Science Projects, and Other Man-Made Casastrophes by Lenore Look)
*If the track is tough and the hill is rough, THINKING you can just ain’t enough! (from The Little Blue Engine by Shel Silverstein)
*“Stuart rose from the ditch, climbed into his car, and started up the road that led toward the north…. As he peeked ahead into the great land that stretched before him, the way seemed long. But the sky was bright, and he somehow felt he was headed in
the right direction.”(from Stuart Little by E.B. White)
*“Housekeeping ain’t no joke.” (from Little Women by Louissa May Alcott)
*So be sure when you step. Step with care and great tact and remember that LIfe's a Great Balancing Act.
(from Oh the Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss)
*Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open.
(from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J K Rowling)
*Uncle Edisto always said, “It takes courage to look life in the eye and say yes to…the messy glory.”
(from Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles)
*Now I say that with cruelty and oppression it is everybody’s business to interfere when they see it. (from Black Beauty by Anna Sewell)
“I thought that was for slaying dragons, not for talking to girls,” said Anibelly, who had appeared behind me.
“It’s the same thing,” I said.
(from Alvin-Ho: Allergic To Birthday Parties, Science Projects, and Other Man-Made Casastrophes by Lenore Look)
*If the track is tough and the hill is rough, THINKING you can just ain’t enough! (from The Little Blue Engine by Shel Silverstein)
*“Stuart rose from the ditch, climbed into his car, and started up the road that led toward the north…. As he peeked ahead into the great land that stretched before him, the way seemed long. But the sky was bright, and he somehow felt he was headed in
the right direction.”(from Stuart Little by E.B. White)
*“Housekeeping ain’t no joke.” (from Little Women by Louissa May Alcott)
*So be sure when you step. Step with care and great tact and remember that LIfe's a Great Balancing Act.
(from Oh the Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss)
*Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open.
(from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J K Rowling)
*Uncle Edisto always said, “It takes courage to look life in the eye and say yes to…the messy glory.”
(from Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles)
*Now I say that with cruelty and oppression it is everybody’s business to interfere when they see it. (from Black Beauty by Anna Sewell)
