Harriet the Spy
A source page for quotes linked to Louise Fitzhugh.
“There's as many ways to live as people.”
“Some people are one way and some people are another and that's that.”
“She never minded admitting she didn't know something. So what, she thought; I could always learn.”
“If Marion Hawthorne doesn't watch out, she's going to grow up into a lady Hitler.”
“Writing is to put love into the world.”
“There is no sight so ugly as the human face in anger.”
“It won't do you a bit of good to know everything if you don't do anything with it.”
“Good manners are very important, particularly in the morning.”
“All I ask of in the world is just one day after another with nothing planned.”
“Don't mess with anybody on a Monday. It's a bad, bad day.”
“There are as many ways to live as there are people.”
“Sometimes you have to lie. But to yourself you must always tell the truth.”
“Life is a struggle and a good spy gets in there and fights.”
“This was too much. "I refuse. I absolutely REFUSE to be an onion.”
“LIFE IS A GREAT MYSTERY. IS EVERYBODY A DIFFERENT PERSON WHEN THEY ARE WITH SOMEBODY ELSE?”
“Writers don’t care what they eat. They just care what you think of them”