Annie Barrows Quotes.

1. "The wonderful thing about books--and the thing that made them such a refuge for the islanders during the Occupation--is that they take us out of our time and place and understanding, and transport us not just into the world of the story, but into the world of our fellow readers, who have stories of their own."
- Quote by Annie Barrows

2. "A hint: perhaps in this case, you should refrain from throwing the book at the audience when you finish."
- Quote by Annie Barrows

3. "Reading good books spoils you for enjoying bad books."
- Quote by Annie Barrows

4. "It's very demoralizing to be regarded as a problem rather than an individual."
- Quote by Annie Barrows

5. "I learned...that loyalty does not mean stepping into line but falling out of it for the people we love."
- Quote by Annie Barrows

6. "Live and let live"
- Quote by Annie Barrows

7. "You're right, Jottie, but what good is it? Rightness is nothing. You can't live on it. You might as well eat ashes." I glanced at Father, his bloodshot eyes and the stain on his pants. I loved him so. Once more, I tired to explain. "This is all we can do; it's all we're allowed. We can't go back. The only thing time leaves for us to decide" -- I picked up Father's hand and held it tight-- "is whether or not we're going to hate each other."
- Quote by Annie Barrows

8. "If you had duct tape, you were prepared for anything."
- Annie Barrows, Ivy and Bean Make the Rules

9. "There had been a problem in Bean's house. The problem was staples. Bean loved staples. She loved them so much that she had stapled things that weren't supposed to be stapled. The things looked better stapled, but her mother didn't think so, and now Bean was outside. She was going to be outside for a long time."
- Annie Barrows, Ivy and Bean: What's the Big Idea?

10. "Bean decided to pay attention to what Ms. Aruba-Tate was saying. "Today, class, we are having a special science lesson." Science! Bean stopped thinking about Colorado. Science was usually dirt or fish, and Bean liked both of them."
- Annie Barrows, Ivy and Bean: What's the Big Idea?