Barbara Park famous quotes

05-27-2025

There are those who believe that the value of a children's book can be measured only in terms of the moral lessons it tries to impose or the perfect role models it offers. Personally, I happen to think that a book is of extraordinary value if it gives the reader nothing more than a smile or two. In fact, I happen to think that's huge.
-- Barbara Park

#Children #Believe #Book
A little glitter can turn your whole day around.
-- Barbara Park

#Glitter #Littles #Turns
Junie B. Jones. The B stands for Beatrice. Except, I don't like Beatrice. I just like B and that's all.
-- Barbara Park
I find the term perfect child to be an oxymoron.
-- Barbara Park

#Children #Perfect #Oxymoron
Even though sometimes you can control your anger, you can't control your sadness.
-- Barbara Park

#Sadness #Sometimes
My senior year of high school, I was voted Wittiest. So, several years later, I decided to try my hand at writing humor to see if I could be witty enough to make some money.
-- Barbara Park

#Senior #Witty #School
Society just has a way of inhibiting you, which is good and bad.
-- Barbara Park

#Way #Good And Bad
Moving makes you feel all alone inside.
-- Barbara Park

#Moving #All Alone #Feels
I don't really believe in pretending to be happy when you're not. Mostly I believe that you should burden your friends with your problems.
-- Barbara Park

#Friends #Believe #Problem
A stick or a stone only stings for a minute. A name seems to hurt forever.
-- Barbara Park

#Hurt #Names #Forever
I was a good kid, but I was just very chatty. Teachers were rarely entertained, but occasionally a child was, which was enough for me. Everything was so urgent. I needed to say it immediately.
-- Barbara Park

#Teacher #Children #Kids
I happen to think that a book is of extraordinary value if it gives the reader nothing more than a smile or two. It's perfectly okay to take a book, read it, have a good time, giggle and laugh - and turn off the TV. I love that.
-- Barbara Park

#Book #Thinking #Two
Sometimes grown ups don't act their right old age
-- Barbara Park

#Age #Sometimes #Old Age
Sometimes I think heâ€™s the kind of friend that grownups call a â€˜fair-weather friend.â€™ That means when everythingâ€™s going smoothly, heâ€™s the best friend a guy could want. But as soon as something goes wrongâ€¦(he) sort of turns on you.
-- Barbara Park

#Mean #Thinking #Weather
When youâ€™re in between dreams, you get to lean back and relax and stop trying so hard. Trying to be somebody, I mean. Itâ€™s not as exciting as being a television star, but itâ€™s not that bad, either. You just have to learn to be satisfied with the way you are for a while. Not Forever. Just until youâ€™re finished resting.
-- Barbara Park

#Dream #Stars #Mean
And sometimes when you're very mixed-up inside, you do things you know you shouldn't do.
-- Barbara Park

#Sometimes
Can't we be friends?' I hate your guts, Frankovitch' Can't our guts be friends?
-- Barbara Park

#Hate #I Hate #Guts
The upside to grief is it takes away your appetite. When people say you look good they really mean it. Nature's thoughtful that way.
-- Barbara Park

#Grief #Mean #Thoughtful
I'm not actually sure I'm grown-up enough for grown-up books,
-- Barbara Park

#Book #Enough
I'm so lazy as far as liking to get up, go to the office in my pajamas, get dressed about noon. And I hate flying. So I have this really laid-back, good lifestyle, and it's hard to nudge me out of it.
-- Barbara Park

#Good Life #Hate #Office
Our nannas are losers.
-- Barbara Park

#Loser

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