“She felt good from making a lot of noise, she felt good from the hard work from walking so far in her tin can stilts, she felt good from calling a grown-up pieface and from the triumph of singing backwards from ninety-nine to one. She felt good from being out after dark with the rain on her face and the streetlights shining down on her.” HappinessChildhoodNoiseRamona QuimbyTin Can StiltsChildhood Pleasures Book:Ramona and Her Father Source: Ramona and Her Father
“Clank, crash, clank. Ramona forgot about her father being out of a job, she forgot how cross he had been since he gave up smoking, she forgot about her mother coming home tired from work and about Beezus being grouchy lately. She was filled with joy.” HappinessNoiseFamily RelationshipsRamona QuimbyTin Can StiltsChildhood Joy Book:Ramona and Her Father Source: Ramona and Her Father