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"The real beauty of a house is always the happiness inside that house!"

"We grow up opposing our parents only to become like them enough to oppose our children who behave as we once did-a reminder of how dreadful we were toward those now vindicated grandparents. And you thought God had no sense of humor."

"Grandchildren are their grandparents' toys."
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"Otis was inspired by a boy who sat across the aisle from me in sixth grade. He was a lively person. My best friend appears in assorted books in various disguises."

"I feel sometimes that in children's books there are more and more grim problems, but I don't know that I want to burden third- and fourth-graders with them."

"Children should learn that reading is pleasure, not just something that teachers make you do in school."

"Quite often somebody will say, What year do your books take place? and the only answer I can give is, In childhood."

"People are inclined to say that I am Ramona. I'm not sure that's true, but I did share some experiences with her."

"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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