“Once inside, Dennis almost keeled over from the smell of cooked cabbage. Why was it that any girl he took out had… — Paul Zindel Copy Share Image
Be yourself! Be individualistic!' he called out after me. 'But for God's sake get your hair cut. You look like an oddball. — Paul Zindel Being yourself Copy Share Image
“When are you getting married?' 'After graduation, stupid.” — Paul Zindel Getting married Copy Share Image
“A child's parents should be able to forbid their son or daughter from reading a book of mine or anyone else's. However,… — Paul Zindel Books Copy Share Image
“There's no one else to blame. No Bores or Old Ladies or Norton or Assassins waiting at the bridge.” — Paul Zindel Copy Share Image
“The speeches! They were filled with borrowed things--borrowed over and over again until the words were nothing more than a series of… — Paul Zindel Communication Copy Share Image
I like storytelling. We all have an active thing that we do that gives us self-esteem, that makes us proud; it's necessary.… — Paul Zindel Active Copy Share Image
“I really hate it when a teacher has to show that she isn't behind the times by using some expression which sounds… — Paul Zindel Teacher Copy Share Image
Our life would be what we made of it--nothing more, nothing less. — Paul Zindel Life Copy Share Image
She thinks she knows everything that goes on inside me, and she doesn’t know a thing. What did she want from me… — Paul Zindel Bother Copy Share Image
“They ought to bury people in hospitals and let sick people get well in the cemeteries.” — Paul Zindel Cemeteries Copy Share Image
In fact, the thing Lorraine and I liked best about the Pigman was that he didn't go around saying we were cards… — Paul Zindel Cards Copy Share Image
“The mustard lined his lips. At one point a strand of sauerkraut was smeared against his chin.” — Paul Zindel Copy Share Image
“Zelda is worried about the regular death that happens when you grow too old. -Henry” — Paul Zindel Death Copy Share Image
“Dennis had just kissed her once, and she was screaming for a hamburger.” — Paul Zindel Copy Share Image
“For Sale: Complete set of encylopedias. Never used. Wife knows everything.” — Paul Zindel Humor Copy Share Image
“But now Nature starts doing things. The hormones start rolling and those old testicles start producing and all the rest of it--like… — Paul Zindel Doing things Copy Share Image
“There was no one else to blame anymore. No Bores or Old Ladies or Nortons, or Assassins waiting at the bridge. And… — Paul Zindel Copy Share Image
“This sex thing. We never used to be hung up like this. Nature doesn't give little kids problems except when there's some… — Paul Zindel Nature Copy Share Image
You're a bore, I said to me. You're puny. You're lacking in quality, like a pair of factory-rejected Fruit of the Loom… — Paul Zindel Bores Copy Share Image
It's kind of spooky when you are caught talking to God everybody thinks you're nuts. They used to call you a prophet. — Paul Zindel Caught Copy Share Image
