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Brian P. Cleary quotes

American Author October 1, 1959

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Brian P. Cleary quote: "I love the semicolon; it's unnecessary, but graceful and..."
I love the semicolon; it's unnecessary, but graceful and sophisticated. Brian P. Cleary
Kids enjoy laughing and are seldom bored when they find something funny. They also ask questions, often to adults, because they understand that the more words they can comprehend about a funny story or a joke, the more they'll enjoy it. Brian P. Cleary
You want a story? Read 'Gone With the Wind'. These aren't stories. They're joke books. The whole thing of a beginning, a middle and an end has been done to death. Brian P. Cleary
Brian P. Cleary quote: "These are books that want to be read out loud. These are books..."
These are books that want to be read out loud. These are books kids share with each other, and I think that's important. Brian P. Cleary
Brian P. Cleary quote: "Our cat is kind dove shellfish, and thinks the world is hers,..."
Our cat is kind dove shellfish, and thinks the world is hers, She finds a comfy spot and then we pet turtle sheep purrs. Brian P. Cleary
It's perfectly okay if you don't understand every single one of them. For one thing, I make a lot of corny jokes, and you have to be 40 years old to get some of them. Brian P. Cleary
When a kid can understand that a word can mean two things, there's some real thinking going on. They have a vested interest in finding out what a word means, because it's the punch line to a joke. Brian P. Cleary
I like all things grammatical, and I had already written several books about parts of speech, and even the alphabet, so everything that makes up a sentence and even a word was covered except for punctuation. Brian P. Cleary
If I have a talent for making some fourth-grader who hates school and reading to hate it a little less, then I have to do the most with what I've been issued. Brian P. Cleary
Brian P. Cleary quote: "In writing I found something I could do at least as well as my..."
In writing I found something I could do at least as well as my peers, if not better. Brian P. Cleary

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