We read to learn and to grow, to laugh, to be motivated, and to understand things we've never been exposed to. We… — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
“I held it over my heart. Mrs. Worth smiled. "That's where a book should be carried.” — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
“She stamped the book and gave it to me. "You bring it back in three weeks." I held it over my heart.… — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
“You need a negative charge and a positive one to get something moving. We've got the negative; we're going to find the positive if… — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
“I watched that plant in the office every day. Watered it; misted it. I loved thinking about it like G.T. said, but part of… — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
I'll tell you something about tough times. They just about kill you, but if you decide to keep working at them, you'll find your… — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
“Why do you think, A.J.," they say in unison, "that you find these boys so attractive?" I didn't say that this fiery chemical explosion… — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
“Millstone sputtered, "I don't know where you're getting your information, G.T., but that's as bogus as a barking cat!” — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
“Mother, this is a confidential business discussion. I hardly think that your driver can add anything noteworthy." I could kick you in the stomach,… — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
My father always told me that in this world we are going to make a truckload of mistakes, but the best mistake we can… — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
“COOK’S TIP: Bake every day. If you have to leave town fast, you’ll always have something good to eat in the car.” — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
Mom put dense cheddar bread into a bag for a man who said this was his wife's favorite - he'd driven all the way… — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
“you’ve got to love yourself with all your shortcomings, and you’ve got to love the world, no matter how bad it gets.” Boy,” — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
“I don’t want you to leap into another relationship without thinking. Looking for perfect is a big, fat myth because perfect isn’t out there.” — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
Sometimes the best thing that can happen to a person is to have a puppy lick your face. — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
“We've got so much in this life that all we know how to do is want more. So we concentrate on the wrong things--things… — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
