"She was elusive. She was today. She was……" — Jerry Spinelli
"She was elusive. She was today. She was tomorrow. She was the faintest scent of a cactus flower, the flitting shadow of an elf owl. We did not know what to make of her. In our minds we tried to pin her to a cork board like a butterfly, but the pin merely went through and away she flew."
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149 Quotes by Jerry Spinelli
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I became a children's author by accident.
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I have a curious background for someone who turns out to be a writer.
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