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title: "1 Choose Story Quotes By Annie Barrows"
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> [If I could have anything I wanted, I would choose story without end, and it seems I have lots of company in that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-barrows/if-i-could-have-anything-i-wanted-i-would-choose-story-without-end/)

[Annie Barrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-barrows/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cee/annie-barrows-27608_business_if-i-could-have-anything-i-wanted-i-woul_625843.png)

## More by Annie Barrows

> [I am a grown woman-- mostly-- and I can guzzle champagne with whomever I choose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-barrows/i-am-a-grown-woman-mostly-and-i-can-guzzle-champagne-with-whomever-i/)

[Annie Barrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-barrows/)

> [Then he felt remorseful, which was so unlike him and endearing that I almost changed my mind and said yes. But then I imagined…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-barrows/then-he-felt-remorseful-which-was-so-unlike-him-and-endearing-that-i/)

[Annie Barrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-barrows/)

> [If I could have anything I wanted, I would choose story without end, and it seems I have lots of company in that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-barrows/if-i-could-have-anything-i-wanted-i-would-choose-story-without-end/)

[Annie Barrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-barrows/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-barrows/the-wonderful-thing-about-books-and-the-thing-that-made-them-such-a/)

[Annie Barrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-barrows/)

> [“Ivy! It's a natural disaster! You have to be there!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-barrows/ivy-it-s-a-natural-disaster-you-have-to-be-there/)

[Annie Barrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-barrows/)

> [It suddenly struck me that Dawsey is a lonesome person. I think it may be that he has always been lonely, but he didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-barrows/it-suddenly-struck-me-that-dawsey-is-a-lonesome-person-i-think-it-may/)

[Annie Barrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-barrows/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-barrows/there-had-been-a-problem-in-bean-s-house-the-problem-was-staples-bean/)

[Annie Barrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-barrows/)

> [We clung to books and to our friends; they reminded us that we had another part to us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-barrows/we-clung-to-books-and-to-our-friends-they-reminded-us-that-we-had/)

[Annie Barrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-barrows/)

> [“Mary Ann could no more endure a day without reading than she could grow feathers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-barrows/mary-ann-could-no-more-endure-a-day-without-reading-than-she-could/)

[Annie Barrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-barrows/)

> [“We could have gone on longing for one another and pretending not to notice forever. This obsession with dignity can ruin your life if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-barrows/we-could-have-gone-on-longing-for-one-another-and-pretending-not-to/)

[Annie Barrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-barrows/)

> [“You are so weird sometimes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-barrows/you-are-so-weird-sometimes/)

[Annie Barrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-barrows/)

> [ “\[I\] threw open the door to find Rob sit­ting on the low stool in front of my book­case, sur­round­ed by card­board box­es. He was… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-barrows/i-threw-open-the-door-to-find-rob-sit-ting-on-the-low-stool-in-front/)

[Annie Barrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-barrows/)

> [“When grown-ups asked you to sit in a circle, they were usually about to tell you something you didn't want to hear. Ms. Aruba-Tate,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-barrows/when-grown-ups-asked-you-to-sit-in-a-circle-they-were-usually-about/)

[Annie Barrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-barrows/)

> [“The first rule of snooping is to come at it sideways--when you began writing me dizzy letters about Alexander, I didn't ask if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-barrows/the-first-rule-of-snooping-is-to-come-at-it-sideways-when-you-began/)

[Annie Barrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-barrows/)

> [“Reading good books spoils you for enjoying bad books.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-barrows/reading-good-books-spoils-you-for-enjoying-bad-books/)

[Annie Barrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-barrows/)

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