“I write because I love to. I'm very, very fortunate to have found something that I love doing that also earns my living. But to be honest, I'd write even if I weren't being paid to.” IfsWritingFoundHonestPaidBeing HonestFortunate Author:Christopher Paul Curtis
“...that was Bud Caldwell's Rules and Things to Have a Funner LIfe and Make a Better Liar Out of Yourself Number 83...If a Adult Tells You Not to Worry, and You Weren't Worried Before, You Better Hurry Up and Start 'Cause You're Already Running Late.” IfsLifeRunningCausesNumbersWorryLateAdultsWorriedLiarsBudRunning Late Book:Bud, not Buddy: with connections Source: Bud, not Buddy: with connections
“There's one good thing about getting in trouble: It seems like you do it in steps. It seems like you don't just end up in trouble but that you kind of ease yourself into it. It also seems like the worse the trouble is that you get into, the more steps it takes to get there. Sort of like you're getting a bunch of little warnings on the way; sort of like if you really wanted to you could turn around.” IfsWayLifeKindLittlesEndsSeemsWantedTurnsStepsTroubleLike YouGood ThingsBunchEaseWarning Book:The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963: A Novel Source: The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963: A Novel
“As soon as I got into the library I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. I got a whiff of the leather on all the old books, a smell that got real strong if you picked one of them up and stuck your nose real close to it when you turned the pages. Then there was the the smell of the cloth that covered the brand-new books, books that made a splitting sound when you opened them. Then I could sniff the the paper, that soft, powdery, drowsy smell that comes off the page in little puffs when you're reading something or looking at some pictures, kind of hypnotizing smell.” IfsKindLittlesMadeBookRealEyeReadingStrongSoundPaperPagesBreathsLibrarySmellStuckBrandsNosesCoveredScentLeatherBrand NewDeep BreathNew BooksPuffSplittingOld BooksDrowsy Book:Bud, not Buddy: with connections Source: Bud, not Buddy: with connections
