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> [The referee told me this league has never had a brawl of that magnitude," said Mr. Penderwick after a long, painful silence. "Of course, at the time I was pretending to be a casual passerby and not a father at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-birdsall/the-referee-told-me-this-league-has-never-had-a-brawl-of-that/)

[Jeanne Birdsall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-birdsall/)

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## More by Jeanne Birdsall

> [People sometimes make unexpected choices when they're lonely](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-birdsall/people-sometimes-make-unexpected-choices-when-they-re-lonely/)

[Jeanne Birdsall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-birdsall/)

> [Donit kill her now, just when we've gone to all that trouble to rescue her," said Jeffrey.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-birdsall/donit-kill-her-now-just-when-we-ve-gone-to-all-that-trouble-to-rescue/)

[Jeanne Birdsall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-birdsall/)

> [ \[The kitchen\] was also messy--delightfully so, thought Jane--and it didn't look as though lots of cooking went on there. There was a laptop computer… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-birdsall/the-kitchen-was-also-messy-delightfully-so-thought-jane-and-it-didn-t/)

[Jeanne Birdsall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-birdsall/)

> [“Is this his eye or his tooth?” asked Aunt Claire, waving around another puzzle piece.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-birdsall/is-this-his-eye-or-his-tooth-asked-aunt-claire-waving-around-another/)

[Jeanne Birdsall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-birdsall/)

> [“Jane,' she said, climbing down from the chair. 'Remember last year when I built that model wind tower for you and you wrote those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-birdsall/jane-she-said-climbing-down-from-the-chair-remember-last-year-when-i/)

[Jeanne Birdsall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-birdsall/)

> [“All the stories are wonderful, except maybe the ones about Dominic.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-birdsall/all-the-stories-are-wonderful-except-maybe-the-ones-about-dominic/)

[Jeanne Birdsall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-birdsall/)

> [“I've been going insane reading my students' papers. Apparently several of them think the Hubble Space Telescope is used to search the universe for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-birdsall/i-ve-been-going-insane-reading-my-students-papers-apparently-several/)

[Jeanne Birdsall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-birdsall/)

> [...even a tiny bit of deceit is dishonorable when it's used for selfish or cowardly reasons. - Mr. Penderwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-birdsall/even-a-tiny-bit-of-deceit-is-dishonorable-when-it-s-used-for-selfish/)

[Jeanne Birdsall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-birdsall/)

> [“CHAPTER ONE A Boy at the Window FOR A LONG TIME AFTER THAT SUMMER, the four Penderwick sisters still talked of Arundel. Fate drove…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-birdsall/chapter-one-a-boy-at-the-window-for-a-long-time-after-that-summer-the/)

[Jeanne Birdsall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-birdsall/)

> [“Tooth, I guess.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-birdsall/tooth-i-guess/)

[Jeanne Birdsall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-birdsall/)

> [“She knew that hearing bad things about yourself is one of the punishments for eavesdropping.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-birdsall/she-knew-that-hearing-bad-things-about-yourself-is-one-of-the/)

[Jeanne Birdsall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-birdsall/)

> [“Don't kill her now, just when we've gone to all that trouble to rescue her," said Jeffrey.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-birdsall/don-t-kill-her-now-just-when-we-ve-gone-to-all-that-trouble-to-rescue/)

[Jeanne Birdsall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-birdsall/)

> [The referee told me this league has never had a brawl of that magnitude," said Mr. Penderwick after a long, painful silence. "Of course,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-birdsall/the-referee-told-me-this-league-has-never-had-a-brawl-of-that/)

[Jeanne Birdsall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-birdsall/)

> [And I don't know if Batty's gotten over it yet,' said Skye. Mr. Penderwick looked out the window to where Batty was playing vampires…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-birdsall/and-i-don-t-know-if-batty-s-gotten-over-it-yet-said-skye-mr/)

[Jeanne Birdsall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-birdsall/)

> [The cuter the boy, the mushier your brain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-birdsall/the-cuter-the-boy-the-mushier-your-brain/)

[Jeanne Birdsall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-birdsall/)

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