“Sexually active? Sexually active ? Patrick and I hadn't even learned the fine points of kissing yet! I marched on down. 'For your information,' I said from the doorway, as both Dad and Lester jerked to attention, 'I am about… — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share Image
“Well, the man who first translated the bible into English was burned at the stake, and they've been at it ever since. Must be… — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share
“Sexually active? Sexually active ? Patrick and I hadn't even learned the fine points of kissing yet! I marched on down. 'For your information,'… — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share
“Just that what happens today or next week or next year isn't necessarily the way things are always going to be. As soon as… — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share
“Do we have a hand mirror?' I asked from the kitchen doorway. 'Never use one,' said Lester, examining the date on a carton of… — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share
It's all right to have secrets, ... as long as you don't have any secrets from yourself. — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share
“Everything can change in an instant. Everything. And then there is only before and after.” — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share
We all have found ourselves in awkward, embarrassing situations, often brought on by ourselves - thinking we are saying something clever, for example, when… — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share
When you’ve found the right one - when you see him, when you’re with him - you’ll feel like you’re coming home. — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share
Once I have the idea for a story. I start collecting all kinds of helpful information and storing it in three-ring notebooks. For example,… — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share
Saying hello to something new means saying good-bye to something old and loved. — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share
Writing, for me, is the best occupation I can think of, and there is nothing in the world I would rather do. — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share
I also know that you can lie not only by what you say but what you don't say. — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share
“If you are embarrassed about your sex, it must mean that you feel there is something demeaning or disgusting about being female. You are… — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share
“Patrick and I were about as different as two people could possibly be. Nothing embarrasses Patrick very much, and everything embarrasses me. Just being… — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share
…and I’m thinking how nothing is as simple as you guess-not right or wrong, not Judd Travers, not even me or this dog I… — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share
