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title: "2 Grumpy Quotes By Ann Brashares"
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> [Don't ask me any questions right now. I'm grumpy and I'll probablly make fun of you. -Effie Kaligaris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-brashares/don-t-ask-me-any-questions-right-now-i-m-grumpy-and-i-ll-probablly/)

[Ann Brashares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-brashares/)

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> [Don't talk to me. I'm tired and grumpy and I'll probably make fun of you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-brashares/don-t-talk-to-me-i-m-tired-and-grumpy-and-i-ll-probably-make-fun-of/)

[Ann Brashares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-brashares/)

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## Other authors on Grumpy

## More by Ann Brashares

> [“Because the truth wouldn't be comforting and wouldn't bring them closer again.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-brashares/because-the-truth-wouldn-t-be-comforting-and-wouldn-t-bring-them/)

[Ann Brashares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-brashares/)

> [“It’s by living that you live more.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-brashares/it-s-by-living-that-you-live-more/)

[Ann Brashares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-brashares/)

> [“¿Iban a sumirla en la tristeza antes de hacerla feliz? No, por favor.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-brashares/iban-a-sumirla-en-la-tristeza-antes-de-hacerla-feliz-no-por-favor/)

[Ann Brashares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-brashares/)

> [“When she made her way to the big picture window that framed the dining room table she froze. She stopped breathing. The anger was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-brashares/when-she-made-her-way-to-the-big-picture-window-that-framed-the/)

[Ann Brashares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-brashares/)

> [“Lena remembered herself in all the old familiar things they said. She existed in her friends; there she was. All the parts of herself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-brashares/lena-remembered-herself-in-all-the-old-familiar-things-they-said-she/)

[Ann Brashares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-brashares/)

> [Everyone is fragile. Everything beautiful is fragile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-brashares/everyone-is-fragile-everything-beautiful-is-fragile/)

[Ann Brashares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-brashares/)

> [“but it was hard to give the real world much notice when he was this close.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-brashares/but-it-was-hard-to-give-the-real-world-much-notice-when-he-was-this/)

[Ann Brashares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-brashares/)

> [“You don't have time, Len. That is the most bitter and the most beautiful piece of advice I can offer. If you don't have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-brashares/you-don-t-have-time-len-that-is-the-most-bitter-and-the-most/)

[Ann Brashares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-brashares/)

> [“You couldn’t count on Providence for anything ever.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-brashares/you-couldn-t-count-on-providence-for-anything-ever/)

[Ann Brashares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-brashares/)

> [Gestating characters feels something like the mental equivalent of gestating a baby. In both cases, to create them you lose yourself. Or at least…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-brashares/gestating-characters-feels-something-like-the-mental-equivalent-of/)

[Ann Brashares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-brashares/)

> [“He could take happiness from her, but could he give any?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-brashares/he-could-take-happiness-from-her-but-could-he-give-any/)

[Ann Brashares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-brashares/)

> [The weather turned. Her skin seemed to grow a million extra pores, and all of them opened to take in the warmth and tenderness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-brashares/the-weather-turned-her-skin-seemed-to-grow-a-million-extra-pores-and/)

[Ann Brashares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-brashares/)

> [She wanted him to notice her so much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-brashares/she-wanted-him-to-notice-her-so-much/)

[Ann Brashares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-brashares/)

> [“No matter how it felt to be near him, she had to keep her swollen heart in check.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-brashares/no-matter-how-it-felt-to-be-near-him-she-had-to-keep-her-swollen/)

[Ann Brashares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-brashares/)

> [Maybe happiness was just a matter of the little upticks- the traffic signal that said "Walk" the second you go there- and downticks- the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-brashares/maybe-happiness-was-just-a-matter-of-the-little-upticks-the-traffic/)

[Ann Brashares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-brashares/)

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