"Mrs. Daugherty was keeping my bowl of cream……" — Gary D. Schmidt
"Mrs. Daugherty was keeping my bowl of cream of wheat hot, and she had a special treat with it, she said. It was bananas. In the whole story of the world, bananas have never once been a special treat."
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49 Quotes by Gary D. Schmidt
Gary D. Schmidt has 49 quotes on this site.
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Why can't poets just say what they want to say and then shut up?
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No matter what happens, there is always the business of the world to attend to.
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In the whole story of the world, bananas have never once been a special treat.
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When a girl holds a rose up to you, you run better, let me tell you.
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Okay, so maybe sometimes the real world is smiles and miracles.
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Creativity is a god who comes around only when he pleases, and it isn't very often. But when he does…
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There is no Art made without power, and there is no reason for Art to be made except for power.
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The world is Trouble...and Grace. That is all there is.
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Books can ignite fires in your mind, because they carry ideas for kindling, and art for matches.
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Vengeance is sweet. Vengeance taken when the vengee isn't sure who the venger is, is sweeter still.
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The world turns and the world spins, the tide runs in and the tide runs out, and there is nothing…
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When gods die, they die hard. It's not like they fade away, or grow old, or fall asleep. They die…
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More Bananas Quotes
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My family would be supportive if I said I wanted to be a Martian, wear only banana skins, make love…
— Casey Affleck
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From cheesecake on a stick to meat skewers to deep-fried bananas on a stick - there are no plates anymore.…
— Steve Carell
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Technology has the shelf life of a banana.
— Scott McNealy
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You never know where to look when eating a banana.
— Peter Kay
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When you get to be my age, you don't buy green bananas because you may not be around to eat…
— Don Meyer
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Never say, and never take seriously anyone who says, 'I cannot believe that so-and-so could have evolved by gradual selection.'…
— Richard Dawkins
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The adjective is the banana peel of the parts of speech.
— Clifton Fadiman
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Painful as it may be to hear it, there's nothing special about the people of this country that sets them…
— Unknown Author
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When I find someone I respect writing about an edgy, nervous wine that dithered in the glass, I cringe. When…
— Kingsley Amis
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I would rather play Chiquita Banana and have my swimming pool than play Bach and starve.
— Unknown Author
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Sister Maria Martinez whom I believe I've mentioned before has been giving me cooking classes. Today I learned how to…
— Adele Griffin
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My mother always used to say: 'The older you get, the better you get, unless you're a banana.'
— Betty White
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