“I know now why God gave us babies. They require constant attention, of course. They make messes and disturb the peace, but their cuteness and smiles are something the only reminder of God we have in the house.” — Ann Rinaldi Copy Share Image
Most of our miseries we bring on ourselves. And they're the sum of our own stupidity. — Ann Rinaldi Copy Share
I want a place. It has to do with the kind of person I want to be. And how I fit in to everything.… — Ann Rinaldi Copy Share
“So we gave the afternoon some sanity after all and I wonder, Uncle Andrew, is life sane, as we tried to make it? Or… — Ann Rinaldi Copy Share
A person has to be strong in life. A person must practice strength, even if they don't feel it. — Ann Rinaldi Copy Share
“What it love, you ask. Dear child, love is like the light and there are two kinds, the bursting fireworks of the moment and… — Ann Rinaldi Copy Share
When I wrote, I felt better, as if I had remade the world all of a piece, the way I wanted it to be,… — Ann Rinaldi Copy Share
When a woman's face is wrinkled And her hairs are sprinkled, With gray, Lackaday! Aside she's cast, No one respect will pay; Remember, Lasses,… — Ann Rinaldi Copy Share
“Two women, one nigra and one white, whose voices were part of me, whose hands had comforted, soothed, and taught. One a pine-knot torch… — Ann Rinaldi Copy Share
