In a novel, you have space to develop a character or a scene. You don't have that luxury in a 700-800-word picture book. Kirby Larson More Quotes by Kirby Larson More Quotes From Kirby Larson The worst thing of all is standing by when folks are doing something wrong. Kirby Larson folks worst courage It's the company, not the cooking, that makes a meal. Kirby Larson company meals cooking There should be fireworks at last, when a dream dies. Kirby Larson fireworks lasts dream I am the richest person alive (or at least one of!) because I get to do what I love as a career. Kirby Larson alive careers persons The year has held its ups and downs for me; I'm sure it has for you, too. I'm counting on the year ending on a note of joy (and gingerbread!) and look forward to a new year brimming with promise and peace. Kirby Larson new-year joy years Life was like a batch of biscuits without the baking powder: flat, flat, flat. Kirby Larson biscuits baking life I've always been a bookworm. As I mentioned, I moved around a lot, and one of the problems with being the new kid is it takes a while to make new friends. But I always had my books. Kirby Larson new-friends kids book I gotta pound the keys for the ideas to flow. Kirby Larson keys writing ideas [Rejection] made me quit writing once. For six months. I started up again when my then seven-year-old son asked me to start writing again because I was too grumpy when I wasn't writing. Kirby Larson writing years son Why couldn't I be more like other girls my age? Take Mrs. Brown's niece. She spent every waking hour sizing up this beau or that, stitching tea towels and petticoats and putting aside a little each month for a set of Spode Buttercup dishes. Kirby Larson women niece girl The lessons this life has planted in my heart pertain more to caring than crops, more to Golden Rule than gold, more to the proper choice than to the popular choice. Kirby Larson caring heart life The wren and the nightingale sound nothing alike, but think how dull the world would be without the songs of both birds.-Miss Kanagawa Kirby Larson song bird thinking My bounce-around life had taught me that dreams were dangerous things - they look solid in your mind, but you just try to reach for them. It's like gathering clouds. Kirby Larson mind dream clouds I love visiting new places but am not overly fond of the travel to get to them. Kirby Larson visiting new-places There is nothing like the occasional outburst of profanity to calm jangled nerves. Kirby Larson outburst calm nerves I will have to rely on that painful teacher, experience. Kirby Larson rely painful teacher The truth can both lift up and knock down. Kirby Larson lifts I have an office in my house, with a comfy red print reading chair and a soft cream-colored desk. After I walk Winston the Wonder dog and have my breakfast, I head to my office. Every single day. Sometimes, when I'm working on revisions, I print off my manuscript and go to a coffee shop to work. But mostly you can find me in my office. Kirby Larson coffee reading dog Sir if I was your daughter I would wait until this train started again and throw myself in front of it! Kirby Larson daughter train waiting If I ruled supreme, there would be big problems. Kirby Larson bigs problem would-be
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