“Yes, I think you'll find that all the best teachers are old bats.” — Richard Peck Bats Copy Share Image
“Besdies, to turn me ladylike might have rendered me useless and possibly ornamental.” — Richard Peck Ladylike Copy Share Image
With the poetry of plain speaking, Shannon Hitchcock recreates the daily drama of a vanished world. — Richard Peck Drama Copy Share Image
“A solider must leave someone behind,' she said. 'What men do best is walk away from women. Wars are handy for that.” — Richard Peck War Copy Share Image
When I read a good book, it's like traveling the world without ever leaving my chair. — Richard Peck Book Copy Share Image
The only way you can write is by the light of the bridges burning behind you. — Richard Peck Behind you Copy Share Image
“Anybody who thinks small towns are friendlier than big cities lives in a big city.” — Richard Peck Big cities Copy Share Image
“This was something Grandma Tilly couldn't understand---how war promises a boy it can make a man out of him.” — Richard Peck War Copy Share Image
“But it was a rich, picture-perfect, it-can't-happen-here kind of suburb where people had gone, not to deal with life's problems, but to… — Richard Peck Life Copy Share Image
That meant I could come back whenever I could manage it. And she was telling me to go. She knew the decision… — Richard Peck Bigs Copy Share Image
“I am here to help her learn," Tansy said, "not to keep her from it.” — Richard Peck Education Copy Share Image
