Jeanne Birdsall
6 quotes
Biography
"...even a tiny bit of deceit is dishonorable when it's used for selfish or cowardly reasons.- Mr. Penderwick"
"We wouldn't be lost if Hound hadn't eaten the map, and Hound wouldn't have eaten the map if you hadn't hidden your sandwich in it."
"We'll discover that when I'm in the backseat for too long with my younger sisters, I go insane and murder them."
"Maybe it's fate that Hound ate the map. Maybe we'll discover something wonderful while we're lost."
"Not everyone is fodder for books," said Rosalind."
"Then that night there was an early frost, and by Sunday morning, autumn had truly arrived. The sky was a rich cloudless blue, the air still and dry, the maple trees glowing with glorious reds and oranges and yellows, and everywhere on Gardam Street squirrels bustled about with self-importance, burying their nuts in the most unlikely places."