Top 50 Quotes by Beverly Cleary

I like to read, walk, cook, and travel to cities. We live in the country, so we miss museums and the bustle of city life.

I was a great reader of fairy tales. I tried to read the entire fairy tale section of the library.

I don't necessarily start with the beginning of the book. I just start with the part of the story that's most vivid in my imagination and work forward and backward from there.

I read my books aloud before they were published.

I hope children will be happy with the books I've written, and go on to be readers all of their lives.

I rarely read children's books.

I was an only child; I didn't have a sister, or sisters.

I'm just lucky. I do have very clear memories of childhood. I find that many people don't, but I'm just very fortunate that I have that kind of memory.

Writers are good at plucking out what they need here and there.

I don't think children's inner feelings have changed. They still want a mother and father in the very same house; they want places to play.