“What happened was: they became a team, a family of two. There had been times before they ran away when they acted like a team, but those were very different from feeling like a team. Becoming a team didn't mean… — 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
