Backyard Quotes

169 quotes by 160 authors

It was, you know, probably 80 degrees out in L.A., and my dad took me outside and there was snow. At the time, I thought,… — Tori Spelling
I like making pies. I have a bunch of fruit trees in my backyard. My loquat tree sprouted, and I like making loquat pie. They're… — Kristen Stewart
Donning a glove for a backyard toss, or watching a ball game, or just reflecting upon our baseball days, we are players again, forever young. — John Thorn
During the Depression, my dad made radios to sell to make extra money. Nobody had any money to buy the radios, so he would trade… — Betty White
After a decade this glum, we deserved a shot of 'Glee,' a show that restored our faith in the power of song, the beauty of… — James Wolcott
I got my first tennis racket on my seventh birthday. And because we had a tennis court in our backyard, I played every day. By… — Tullian Tchividjian
Clean up your own backyard. Change by example. Just be the way you want others to be and hope they pay attention. — Larry Winget
The sacred is in the ordinary...it is to be found in one's daily life, in one's neighbors, friends, and family, in one's own backyard...travel may… — Abraham Maslow
I've lived here ... my whole life. It's where I lost all my baby teeth. Where tiny hamster, gerbil, and bird skeletons lie in rotted-out… — Jennifer McMahon
Instinct tells me to go to Hannah's, but she doesn't live there anymore and that's when I realize the major difference between my mother and… — Melina Marchetta
If your Soviet neighbor is trying to set fire to your house, you can't be worrying about the Arab down the block. If suddenly it's… — Max Brooks
My father had not been outside the house except to drive back and forth to work or sit out in the backyard, for months, nor… — Alice Sebold
A mockingbird has moved into our neighborhood. It perches atop a telephone pole behind our backyard. Every morning it is the first thing I hear.… — Jerry Spinelli
Chicken,' Josie said. 'Have you ever been in love?' Peter looked at Josie, and thought of how they had once tied a note with their… — Jodi Picoult
Life was not to be sitting in hot amorphic leisure in my backyard idly writing or not writing, as the spirit moved me. It was,… — Sylvia Plath
Anyway, I'm sure the guy lives a million miles away." "Or he could live right in your backyard. You never know." I nodded, keeping a… — Mari Mancusi
I wonder why no one called the police about the rocket launcher? God knows my neighbors usually report it if I so much as fart… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Yes, we all know that there's a good chance the missiles won't work properly when the government people finally come to get them, but over… — Shaun Tan
(The tree bend over. Suddenly, a hiss and a meow sounded an instant before two cats darted off across the backyard.) Look, Lanie, itâ€™s Mr.… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
He wanted to go running home to Mommy, what can I say? Of course, it's hard for me to believe that anyone would choose to… — Michael Grant

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