Barbara Park Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“My own pregnancies were all about me, me, me. My aches, my pains, my swollen feet, and my body that looked like the Michelin Man.”

“For 20 years I've gotten to laugh my way through my work. For me, that's a dream job.”

“I've stopped reading about my books on the Internet because it's too hurtful.”

“All of my characters are less than perfect.”

“There are many reluctant young readers who haven't yet found books that make them laugh.”

“I like to think that Junie B. looks at the world - and this isn't a negative comment on her - from the lowest common denominator. It's not all gray to her; it's all black and white.”

“I wasn't that over-the-top, but I got sent to the principal in first grade for talking. And my father was for a long time the president of the Board of Education. That was always a hard note to bring home.”

“I'm so lazy as far as liking to get up, go to the office in my pajamas, get dressed about noon. And I hate flying. So I have this really laid-back, good lifestyle, and it's hard to nudge me out of it.”