Barren Quote by Natalie Babbitt

Like all magnificent things, it's very simple.

— Natalie Babbitt

“He knows you?” said Mae, her frown deepening. “But you didn’t call out to him, child. Why not?” “I was too scared to do…

— Natalie Babbitt

“He wasn't crazy. How could he be? He was just -- amazing. But she was struck dumb. All she could do was stare at…

— Natalie Babbitt

My mother was an artist, and I was fairly good at art as a child. I was always the best drawer in class, except…

— Natalie Babbitt

Do not fear death... only the unlived life. You don't have to live forever; You just have to live.

— Natalie Babbitt

“You can't have living without dying. So you can't call it living, what we got. We just are, we just be, like rocks beside…

— Natalie Babbitt

“I’m not exactly sure what I’d do, you know, but something interesting—something that’s all mine. Something that would make some kind of difference in…

— Natalie Babbitt

“Miles said softly, “Ma. We’ll get you out right away.” “Sure, Ma,” said Jesse. “Don’t worry about me none,” said Mae in the same…

— Natalie Babbitt

But dying's part of the wheel, right there next to being born. You can't pick out the pieces you like and leave the rest.…

— Natalie Babbitt

Don't be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You don't have to live forever, you just have to live.

— Natalie Babbitt

Readers are lucky - they will never be bored or lonely.

— Natalie Babbitt