“Why do people not listen when you say no? Why do they think you are too stupid or too young to understand? Why do they think you are too shy to reply? Why do they keep badgering you until you will say yes?” PeopleThinkingYoungStupidShy Author:Sharon Creech
“Sometimes when you are trying not to think about something it keeps popping back in your head you can't help it you think about it and think about it and think about it until your brain feels like a squashed pea.” ThinkingFeelsTryingSometimesHelpingBrainPeasPopping Book:Love That Dog Source: Love That Dog
“Being a mother is like trying to hold a wolf by the ears,” Gram said. “If you have three or four –or more – chickabiddies, you’re dancing on a hot griddle all the time. You don’t have time to think about anything else. And if you’ve only got one or two, it’s almost harder. You have room left over – empty spaces that you think you’ve got to fill up.” IfsThinkingTryingSaidTwoMotherThreeLeftSpaceRoomsFourEmptyEarsHarderHotDancingBeing A MotherTime To ThinkEmpty Space Author:Sharon Creech
“I started thinking about life insurance and how nice it would be if you could get insurance that your life would be happy, and that everyone you knew could be happy, and they could all do what they really wanted to do, and they could all find the people they wanted to find.” PeopleIfsThinkingWould BeWantedNiceThinking About LifeGet Insurance Book:The wanderer Source: The wanderer
“My granny Torrelli says when you are angry with someone, so angry you are thinking hateful things, so angry maybe you want to punch them, then you should think of the good things about them, and the nice things they've said, and why you liked them in the first place.” ThinkingWantShouldFirstsSaidNiceAngryGood ThingsHatefulNice ThingsGranny Book:Granny Torrelli Makes Soup Source: Granny Torrelli Makes Soup
“And what did I think when I was small and why did I forget? And what else will I forget when I grow older? And if you forget is it as if it never happened? Will none of the things you saw or thought or dreamed matter?” IfsThinkingMatterGrowsForgetSawsHappened Author:Sharon Creech
