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E. L. Konigsburg quotes

American Author February 10, 1930

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E. L. Konigsburg quote: "There's something nice and safe about having money."
There's something nice and safe about having money. E. L. Konigsburg
E. L. Konigsburg quote: "Because way down deep they know that civilized people have to..."
Because way down deep they know that civilized people have to preserve rare birds. E. L. Konigsburg
Some days you must learn a great deal. But you should also have days when you allow what is already in you to swell up and touch everything. If you never let that happen, then you just accumulate facts, and they begin to rattle around inside of you. E. L. Konigsburg
Finish. The difference between being a writer and being a person of talent is the discipline it takes to apply the seat of your pants to the seat of your chair and finish. Don't talk about doing it. Do it. Finish. E. L. Konigsburg
E. L. Konigsburg quote: "He also learned to regard each port of call as part of the..."
He also learned to regard each port of call as part of the journey and not as destination. Every voyage begins when you do. E. L. Konigsburg
E. L. Konigsburg quote: "I don't think there is any feeling I like more than the one..."
I don't think there is any feeling I like more than the one that someone is glad to see me. E. L. Konigsburg
Jamie, you know, you could go clear around the world and still come home wondering if the tuna fish sandwiches at Chock Full O'Nuts still cost thirty-five cents. E. L. Konigsburg
How can you know what is missing if you’ve never met it? You must know of something’s existence before you can notice its absence. E. L. Konigsburg
E. L. Konigsburg quote: "Before you can be anything, you have to be yourself. That's..."
Before you can be anything, you have to be yourself. That's the hardest thing to find. E. L. Konigsburg
Both Jamie and Claudia had acquired a talent for being bear but never part of a group. (Some people, Saxonberg, never learn to do that all their lives, and some learn it all too well.) E. L. Konigsburg
Both Jamie and Claudia had acquired a talent for being near but never part of a group. (Some people, Saxonberg, never learn to do that all their lives, and some learn it all too well.) E. L. Konigsburg
Whenever someone makes out a guest list, the people not on it become officially uninvited, and that makes them the enemies of the invited. Guest lists are just a way of choosing sides. E. L. Konigsburg
E. L. Konigsburg quote: "Sometimes we even have to risk making fools of ourselves."
Sometimes we even have to risk making fools of ourselves. E. L. Konigsburg
E. L. Konigsburg quote: "Blue peter."
Blue peter. E. L. Konigsburg
E. L. Konigsburg quote: "Five minutes of planning are worth fifteen minutes of just..."
Five minutes of planning are worth fifteen minutes of just looking. E. L. Konigsburg

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