All E L Konigsburg Quotes
- Often the search proves more profitable than the goal. Goal
- Because after a time having a secret and nobody knowing you have a secret us no fun. And although you dont want others to know… Daughter
- Lying in bed just before going to sleep is the worst time for organized thinking; it is the best time for free thinking. Ideas drift… Bed
- Sometimes silence is a habit that hurts? Habit
- Because way down deep they know that civilized people have to preserve rare birds. Bird
- Happiness is excitement that has found a settling down place, but there is always a little corner that keeps flapping around. Corner
- There were times in school when a person had to do things fast, cheap, and without character. Character
- Ninety percent of who you are is invisible." - Mrs. Zender Inspirational
- Going to school- picking an apple Getting an education- eating it Apple
- Some days you must learn a great deal. But you should also have days when you allow what is already in you to swell up… Accumulate
- Never have a long conversation with anyone who says "between you and I. Anyone
- Talk was like the vitamins of our friendship: Large daily doses kept it healthy. Daily
- But happiness is not always loud and bright and crowded. Happiness ripens like a watermelon, sweet and rosy on the inside with only a thin… Altogether
- Claudia knew that she could never pull off the old-fashioned kind of running away. That is, running away in the heat of anger with a… All
- Jamie, you know, you could go clear around the world and still come home wondering if the tuna fish sandwiches at Chock Full O'Nuts still… Cents
- They called themselves The Souls. They told Ms. Olinski that they were The Souls before they were a team, but she told them that they… Agreed
- The way I see it, the difference between farmers and suburbanites is the difference in the way we feel about dirt. To them, the earth… Both
- I waited for her to catch up, and when I did, she slowed down, and I missed seeing the light in her hair. I never… Catch
- Whenever someone makes out a guest list, the people not on it become officially uninvited, and that makes them the enemies of the invited. Guest… Choosing
- How can you know what is missing if you’ve never met it? You must know of something’s existence before you can notice its absence. Absence
- 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 on… Adventure
- Nathan, how can you stand playing the same piece over and over again?" And Grandpa Nate answered, "Why don't you ask me how I can… Answered
- I don't think there is any feeling I like more than the one that someone is glad to see me. —Connor Kane Any
- I'm not sure that love and like aren't like cats and dogs: One can't grow up to be the other, but they can be taught… Cat
- Silence does for thinking what a suspension bridge does for space -- it makes connections. Bridge