“Because after a time having a secret and nobody knowing you have a secret is no fun. And although you don't want… — E. L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
The adventure is over. Everything gets over, and nothing is ever enough. Except the part you carry with you. It's the same… — E. L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
I think it's important to experience kindness so that you can experience it more in the future. I believe that patterns of… — E. L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
I am convinced that not only do children need children's books to fine-tune their brains, but our civilization needs them if we… — E. L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
There were times in school when a person had to do things fast, cheap, and without character. — E. L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
Because after a time having a secret and nobody knowing you have a secret us no fun. And although you dont want… — E. L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
I was born in New York City. But my family moved when I was still an infant. Except for a year and half when… — E. L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
The essential problems remain the same... The kids I write about are asking for the same things I wanted. They want two contradictory things.… — E. L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
Every job in the world has some built-in boredom. No man can stay excited about something every minute he is doing it. Routine is… — E. L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
When I began writing in the mid-1960s, I thought it was not important for readers to know whether I was male or female. Also,… — E. L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
“Because after a time having a secret and nobody knowing you have a secret is no fun. And although you don't want others to… — E. L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
But happiness is not always loud and bright and crowded. Happiness ripens like a watermelon, sweet and rosy on the inside with only a… — E. L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
“Had she been born 500 years sooner, Raphael would have chosen her as a model for his cherubs. Tendrils of bright red hair framed… — E. L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
When I visit schools and talk to students about writing, I give them one word of advice and I give it to them quickly… — E. L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
Kids want acceptance from their peers, but in two different, opposing ways: They want to be like everyone else and they want to be… — E. L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
The adventure is over. Everything gets over, and nothing is ever enough. Except the part you carry with you. It's the same as going… — E. L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
