Ellen Raskin Professions : Writer Born : March 13, 1928 Died : August 8, 1984 Browse All Authors Top 8 quotes by Ellen Raskin Life, too, is senseless unless you know who you are, what you want, and which way the wind blows. Ellen Raskin self blow life I try to say one thing with my work: A book is a wonderful place to be. A book is a package, a gift package, a surprise package-and within the wrappings is a whole new world and beyond. Ellen Raskin trying book world Smiling without good reason is demeaning. Ellen Raskin demeaning reason Your trouble comes from years of wearing the wrong kind of shoes. - Jake Wexler Ellen Raskin jake shoes years The sun sets in the west (just about everyone knows that), but Sunset Towers faced east. Strange! Ellen Raskin sunset east towers I remember the will said, 'May God thy gold refine.' That must be from the Bible." "Shakespeare," Turtle said. All quotations were either from the Bible or Shakespeare. Ellen Raskin turtles gold may The poor are crazy, the rich just eccentric. - James Shin Hoo Ellen Raskin eccentric rich crazy Grace said,"Dr. Wexler was called away on an emergency operation." "An emergency Packers game in Green Bay," Turtle confided to Flora Baumbach. Ellen Raskin turtles grace games Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writer All Authors