Betty MacDonald

“_Sunday!_ In the country Sunday is the day on which you do exactly as much work as you do on other days…

— Betty MacDonald

“Well, " said her daddy, "your careless heedlessness has almost lost me my life. I am now going to give you a…

— Betty MacDonald

The coffee was so strong it snarled as it lurched out of the pot.

— Betty MacDonald

I'll do it because I want to but not because you tell me to!

— Betty MacDonald

I am neither Christian enough nor charitable enough to like anybody just because he is alive and breathing. I want people to…

— Betty MacDonald

“After splashing icy water on their faces and rubbing them fiery red with one of the rough sweet-smelling towels, they came in…

— Betty MacDonald

Dare we face the question of just how much of the darkness around us is of our own making?

— Betty MacDonald

In the country Sunday is the day on which you do exactly as much work as you do on other days but…

— Betty MacDonald

“I never feel that the things I tell Mrs. Monday are lies. I think that lies are only when you want not…

— Betty MacDonald

“Well, whatever you and Nancy decide to be when you grow up, I know that you'll be happy because you have discovered…

— Betty MacDonald

“Of course the reason that all the children in our town like Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle is because Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle likes children, she enjoys…

— Betty MacDonald

There’s nothing as cozy as a piece of candy and a book.

— Betty MacDonald

Her magic formula for dealing with children is ignoring all faults and accenting tiny virtues. She says, "Instead of telling Tommy day…

— Betty MacDonald

In the country, weather is as important as food and sometimes means the difference between life and death.

— Betty MacDonald

Our little room was morbidly quiet and sorrow was heaped in my corner like dirty snow.

— Betty MacDonald

“Nancy grabbed Plum's hand and together they ran around the last curve and then they were leaning against the old stone wall…

— Betty MacDonald

“Miss Appleby, her library books, and her story-telling sessions were very popular with all the children in Heavenly Valley. To Nancy and…

— Betty MacDonald

“God is great and God is good, And we thank Him for this food. By His hand may we be led, Give…

— Betty MacDonald

a grudge will soon rot the pocket you carry it in.

— Betty MacDonald

“All of life is a contest. The weak against the strong - the stupid against the clever - the honest against the…

— Betty MacDonald

“Another female household-hinter gave me a recipe for a big hearty main dish of elbow macaroni, mint jelly, lima beans, mayonnaise and…

— Betty MacDonald

“It was Christmas Eve. Big snowflakes fluttered slowly through the air like white feathers and made all of the Heavenly Valley smooth…

— Betty MacDonald

“Shyly Nancy and Plum sat down at the table while Mrs. Campbell heaped pink-flowered plates with baked beans, sausage cakes and salad,…

— Betty MacDonald

“Certainly,' said his mother, 'but first I want to know about the accident with your bicycle.' Well,' Phillip said, 'if you wanta…

— Betty MacDonald

“THIS IS DICK -- DON'T TOUCH!!!”

— Betty MacDonald