E.L. Konigsburg

“But no one was prouder of me or happier for me than Branwell, and I think he would not have been prouder…

— E.L. Konigsburg

“I am truly anxious to get on with my life.”

— E.L. Konigsburg

“Jamie: The only kind of deal that I can make is with money, and we haven't got any of that. Mrs. Frankweiler:…

— E.L. Konigsburg

“Flattery is as important a machine as the lever, isn't it, Saxonberg? Give it a proper place to rest, and it can…

— E.L. Konigsburg

“I prefer not to.”

— E.L. Konigsburg

“Oh, well,' Mrs. Zender continued, 'Mother always said that Mr. Zender had other talents. He was good looking, and I think Mother…

— E.L. Konigsburg

“Branwell told a cruel lie in silence.”

— E.L. Konigsburg

“There were times when the bad and the sad could have weighed me down. But to drink life from only the good…

— E.L. Konigsburg

“Uncle had learned long ago that obeying a rule in fact but not in spirit was very hard on people who say…

— E.L. Konigsburg

“...loved him beyond reason, but then, all love is beyond reason.”

— E.L. Konigsburg

“Friendship is a combination of art and craft. The craft part is in knowing how to give and how to take. The…

— E.L. Konigsburg

“How dare he fall in love with his own wife! -Salai”

— E.L. Konigsburg

“Next to any kind of elegance, Claudia loved good clean smells.”

— E.L. Konigsburg

“Jake knew that his mother had a tendency to mistake rules, her rules, for principles. She did not bend because she did…

— E.L. Konigsburg

“A good lawyer never asks a witness a question she doesn't know the answer to.' 'But, Margaret, I'm not trying to be…

— E.L. Konigsburg

“He learned to read the ocean by a cupful. He also learned to regard each port of call as part of the…

— E.L. Konigsburg

“He also learned to regard each port of call as part of the journey and not as destination. Every voyage begins when…

— E.L. Konigsburg

“What happened was: they became a team, a family of two. There had been times before they ran away when they acted…

— E.L. Konigsburg

“Both Jamie and Claudia had acquired a talent for being near but never part of a group. (Some people, Saxonberg, never learn…

— E.L. Konigsburg

“If you think of doing something in New York City, you can be certain that at least two thousand other people have…

— E.L. Konigsburg

“I made myself a glass of chocolate milk using enough syrup for three normal glasses. I also made myself four peanut butter…

— E.L. Konigsburg

“I have such faith in words that when I read about such families as a child, I thought that they were the…

— E.L. Konigsburg

“Peter took a deep breath. 'Really, Mother! Anyone who blows pink bubble in front of a Picasso Blue painting should be arrested.”

— E.L. Konigsburg

“I keep telling you that often the search proves more profitable than the goal.”

— E.L. Konigsburg

“Parke-Bernet Galleries.”

— E.L. Konigsburg