“Oh, well,' Mrs. Zender continued, 'Mother always said that Mr. Zender had other talents. He was good looking, and I think Mother put looking good right up there with the harpsichord, an instrument that has limited performance time and requires… — E.L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
“But no one was prouder of me or happier for me than Branwell, and I think he would not have been prouder or happier… — E.L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
“Jamie: The only kind of deal that I can make is with money, and we haven't got any of that. Mrs. Frankweiler: You are… — E.L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
“Flattery is as important a machine as the lever, isn't it, Saxonberg? Give it a proper place to rest, and it can move the… — E.L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
“Oh, well,' Mrs. Zender continued, 'Mother always said that Mr. Zender had other talents. He was good looking, and I think Mother put looking… — E.L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
“There were times when the bad and the sad could have weighed me down. But to drink life from only the good is to… — E.L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
“Uncle had learned long ago that obeying a rule in fact but not in spirit was very hard on people who say we for… — E.L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
“...loved him beyond reason, but then, all love is beyond reason.” — E.L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
“Friendship is a combination of art and craft. The craft part is in knowing how to give and how to take. The art part… — E.L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
“Jake knew that his mother had a tendency to mistake rules, her rules, for principles. She did not bend because she did not have… — E.L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
“A good lawyer never asks a witness a question she doesn't know the answer to.' 'But, Margaret, I'm not trying to be a good… — E.L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
