Colleen Cleary quote: "Our menu is all-American, but it has been tweaked. We keep what has worked and have added new items to update and add some flair. I'd say we're almost a true supper club."

We wanted to take it off the menu, but people come from far away just for the liver and onions.
COLLEEN CLEARY

It just was something we hadn't done before. We looked at it and thought it was an area we could imp...
COLLEEN CLEARY

I like to read, walk, cook, and travel to cities. We live in the country, so we miss museums and the...
BEVERLY CLEARY

I haven't been very enthusiastic about the commercialization of children's literature. Kids ...
BEVERLY CLEARY

In my grammar school years back in the 1920s I used my ten-cents-a-week allowance for Saturday matin...
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With twins, reading aloud to them was the only chance I could get to sit down. I read them picture b...
BEVERLY CLEARY

They are posting 35s in the all-around.
BECKY CLEARY

Six girls are doing pretty well. It will be super exciting.
BECKY CLEARY

Whoever hits their routines will take it. I still say the beam will determine it.
BECKY CLEARY

It is a real race for the title this year.
BECKY CLEARY

They have difficult routines and are trying hard stuff, but once they hit their routines they will b...
BECKY CLEARY

It was fun to watch such a talented team as Essex. Our team put in a great effort. We just need to g...
BECKY CLEARY

We're looking solid in everything else, but in gymnastics the beam is the make or break event. South...
BECKY CLEARY

I feel sometimes that in children's books there are more and more grim problems, but I don't know th...
BEVERLY CLEARY

I don't think children's inner feelings have changed. They still want a mother and father in the ver...
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I don't necessarily start with the beginning of the book. I just start with the part of the story th...
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Children want to do what the grownups do. Children should learn that reading is pleasure, not just s...
BEVERLY CLEARY

Children should learn that reading is pleasure, not just something that teachers make you do in scho...
BEVERLY CLEARY

My mother would read aloud to my father and me in the evening. She read mainly travel books.
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I was a great reader of fairy tales. I tried to read the entire fairy tale section of the library: A...
BEVERLY CLEARY

I grew up before there were strict leash laws.
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I enjoy writing for third and fourth graders most of all.
BEVERLY CLEARY

Children want to do what grownups do.
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I particularly enjoy cello music because our daughter plays the cello. I have listened to her practi...
BEVERLY CLEARY

We're going to see. She went through a light practice (Wednesday) and she was pain free, so we're re...
BILL CLEARY

She's picked all those areas up. Her scoring is pretty much where it was, but there is more of her g...
BILL CLEARY

When we play the bigger schools, it tends to elevate her game. We'll play teams that come in and say...
BILL CLEARY

It might impact us a little, but as a school you can't let it bother you. The bottom line is that if...
BILL CLEARY

You have to really stay focused. One of the things that helped us get to this point is that people r...
BILL CLEARY

I wanted to be a ballerina. I changed my mind.
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I had a bad time in school in the first grade. Because I had been a rather lonely child on a farm, b...
BEVERLY CLEARY

Investors are actually willing to pay a premium for stocks of companies that have a governance frame...
BRIAN CLEARY

Last weekend I didn't see any evidence of us being able to stand in and compete. But this weekend I ...
BRIAN CLEARY

I thought we pitched well today and Blevins gave us his best outing of the year. We didn't swing the...
BRIAN CLEARY

We are obviously excited to get our second straight sweep and I am pleased we have been able to stri...
BRIAN CLEARY

I thought we did a good job of coming out ready to play and keeping our foot on the gas from the sta...
BRIAN CLEARY

For us to get a sweep heading into exams is obviously a good thing. I thought our guys did a good jo...
BRIAN CLEARY

I thought we did a pretty good job after waiting around all day to play. We came out and played hard...
BRIAN CLEARY

I thought Glen (Simon) did another fantastic job on the mound and really kept us in the game. Jack (...
BRIAN CLEARY

I think the key to today's win really falls to Glen Simon . He kept us in the game until we could ge...
BRIAN CLEARY

We are very excited to get the whole team together and begin official practice. We plan to take adva...
BRIAN CLEARY

That's a shrinking pipeline for faculty.
BRENDA CLEARY

Right now, we're turning qualified applicants away from schools.
BRENDA CLEARY

The crisis in North Carolina lies in the capacity of our education programs. The No. 1 issue (for) h...
BRENDA CLEARY

Faculty is our No. 1 issue.
BRENDA CLEARY

I'm not afraid of death; but dying scares the hell out of me.
JACK CLEARY

Halfway to the house Stan stopped and turned to Jane.
He put his hands on her shoulders and dr...
BEVERLY CLEARY

I see music as the augmentation of a split second of time.
ERIN CLEARY

A pessimist is one who feels bad when he feels good for fear he'll feel worse when he feels better.
JACK CLEARY

Novels by British writers are among my favorites because our family has enjoyed travel in England an...
BEVERLY CLEARY

I don't think children's inner feelings have changed. They still want a mother and father in...
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I have lovely memories of Los Angeles in the 1930s. I came down to live with my mother's cousin ...
BEVERLY CLEARY

People are inclined to say that I am Ramona. I'm not sure that's true, but I did share some ...
BEVERLY CLEARY

We had our team meal one time in Calgary. I mentioned Patrick Roy. They suspended me out of the meal...
DAN CLEARY

I got a great opportunity to go in and make this team out of camp, and I did that and I'm really pro...
DAN CLEARY

It's worked out well. It took a lot of hard work and determination to get where I am.
DAN CLEARY

I was open because both teams were changing. The puck was loose and the puck ended up with us. Zette...
DAN CLEARY

The biggest thing for me is injuries; that's what happens when you're tired. Scheduling-wise, person...
DAN CLEARY

It's nothing new to this team, especially having played Minnesota. We just have to break them down o...
DAN CLEARY

If we finished our work, the teacher would say, 'Now don't read ahead.' But sometimes I hid the book...
BEVERLY CLEARY

Writers are good at plucking out what they need here and there.
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I feel sometimes that [in children's books] there are more and more grim problems, but I don't know ...
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I know that when I was a children's librarian, that was about 1940, boys particularly asked wher...
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The humiliation that Jane had felt turned to something else--grief perhaps, or regret. Regret that s...
BEVERLY CLEARY

A pessimist is never disappointed.
JACK CLEARY

The trouble with the morning is that it always comes at such an ungodly hour
DOMINIC CLEARY

There are a lot of good people with the Coyotes, and I have a lot of good friends. But it's all busi...
DAN CLEARY

This could really cripple it,
JON CLEARY

It's the hand that's dealt us and they have to play us too, so it's a two-way street whether or not ...
BILL CLEARY

It's a game-time decision. If she makes it through (practice Thursday) we might be able to see her.
BILL CLEARY

We definitely missed Brittany, but I thought the kids really responded well and put together a nice,...
BILL CLEARY

Our schedule was very tough this season and it's been a huge success largely because of the strength...
BILL CLEARY

The Russians were the ogres then, you know. Mysterious.
BILL CLEARY

She means well, but she always manages to do the wrong thing. She has a real talent for it.
BEVERLY CLEARY

I am sort of medium...I guess you could call me the mediumest boy in the class. -Leigh Botts
BEVERLY CLEARY

We would definitely take care of this claimant, but no claim has been filed.
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I'm scratching my head and not sure what to make of it. Blue Lake is not strategically important to ...
PATRICK CLEARY

I was a very observant child. The boys in my books are based on boys in my neighborhood growing up.
BEVERLY CLEARY

My mother always kept library books in the house, and one rainy Sunday afternoon - this was before t...
BEVERLY CLEARY

Deep inside, after Dallas has eliminated them all those times, it may be a case of (facing a differe...
DAN CLEARY

It's just not quite 100 percent. It's getting close.
DAN CLEARY

Today wasn't as good as I thought I would feel. So hopefully tomorrow I'll feel better.
DAN CLEARY

So, yeah, the rivalry is still there. Especially for the guys that have been around the last number ...
DAN CLEARY

We didn't do what we usually do. Columbus had its legs early and they brought it to us.
DAN CLEARY

Our aim had always been to put out our best side in this match against the Bulldogs.
IVAN CLEARY

I don't ever go on the Internet. I don't even know how it works.
BEVERLY CLEARY

I read my books aloud before they were published.
BEVERLY CLEARY

I was an only child; I didn't have a sister, or sisters.
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Ramona was originally an accidental character I added to the Henry Huggins books because I noticed t...
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I'm just lucky. I do have very clear memories of childhood. I find that many people don't, b...
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I think the best teachers had a real interest in the subject they were teaching and a love for child...
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I don't necessarily start with the beginning of the book. I just start with the part of the stor...
BEVERLY CLEARY

I was a great reader of fairy tales. I tried to read the entire fairy tale section of the library.
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I hope children will be happy with the books I've written, and go on to be readers all of their ...
BEVERLY CLEARY

One rainy Sunday when I was in the third grade, I picked up a book to look at the pictures and disco...
BEVERLY CLEARY

I don't think children themselves have changed that much. It's the world that has changed.
BEVERLY CLEARY

Quite often somebody will say, What year do your books take place? and the only answer I can give is...
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In 50 years, the world has changed, especially for kids, but kids' needs haven't changed. Th...
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I didn't start out writing to give children hope, but I'm glad some of them found it.
BEVERLY CLEARY

The main thing to me is content, ... Essentially, I'm dealing with things I can't necessarily talk t...
JAMES CLEARY

We're all going to die, it's just a matter of when.
JAMES CLEARY

We don't address this properly. We tend to think of hope as expectation, and when that expectation i...
JAMES CLEARY

If she can't spell, why is she a librarian? Librarians should know how to spell.
BEVERLY CLEARY

It's fair to say it was probably more than a trial for us considering everything that's happened dur...
IVAN CLEARY

With everything that has happened, that was more than just a trial for us.
IVAN CLEARY

It's been forced on us right from the word go that we have to improve and do that while being withou...
IVAN CLEARY

A real positive to come out of it though is that we'll find out how resilient our boys are.
IVAN CLEARY

Whatever happens we'll deal with it and move on just like the Bulldogs did.
IVAN CLEARY

While the performance in Cairns wasn't what we wanted, the big positive to come out of the match was...
IVAN CLEARY

We'll have to tighten up our game a little, that's what trials are for.
IVAN CLEARY

On an individual basis I thought a few guys played well. I'm really happy that we've got two more ga...
IVAN CLEARY

It's good to get the first one out of the way, obviously not the result we were looking for but as I...
IVAN CLEARY

She was not a slowpoke grownup. She was a girl who could not wait. Life was so interesting she had t...
BEVERLY CLEARY

You always have to go through the proper permitting channels and we still have a pretty long way to ...
PATRICK CLEARY

He's plugged into what we're doing on a daily, even hourly, basis.
ROBERT CLEARY

There’s no such thing as free kittens.
BRIAN P. CLEARY

If a couple has their picture taken at a wedding or other social gathering, and the woman looks hot,...
BRIAN P. CLEARY

When a kid says "smell my hand," it almost never smells like cinnamon.
BRIAN P. CLEARY

Not only is love blind, it’s a little hard of hearing.
BRIAN P. CLEARY

It’s not technically gossip if you start your sentence with “I’m really concerned about ______...
BRIAN P. CLEARY

Whatever story you're telling, it will be more interesting if, at the end you add, "and then everyth...
BRIAN P. CLEARY

Our cat is kind dove shellfish, and thinks the world is hers, She finds a comfy spot and then we pet...
BRIAN P. CLEARY

A good friend will help you plant your tulips. A great friend will help you plant a gun on the unarm...
BRIAN P. CLEARY

I like all things grammatical, and I had already written several books about parts of speech, and ev...
BRIAN P. CLEARY

Kids enjoy laughing and are seldom bored when they find something funny. They also ask questions, of...
BRIAN P. CLEARY

When you throw on a fur hat and boots, you have a Russian look.
CINDY WEBER CLEARY

The look is a little '70s with the long sleeves and high waist.
CINDY WEBER CLEARY

Any cupcake consumed before 9AM is, technically, a muffin.
BRIAN P. CLEARY

A beautiful ball skirt with a blouse with full sleeves can be beautiful, but for a cape, you need a ...
CINDY WEBER CLEARY

When a kid can understand that a word can mean two things, there's some real thinking going on. ...
BRIAN P. CLEARY

This has been debated before and it was settled.
DONALD L. CLEARY

The stipend is not excessive. It's a very small amount.
DONALD L. CLEARY

I will not devalue the contributions of these councilors.
DONALD L. CLEARY

Children are like sponges; they start to smell after a little while.
BRIAN P. CLEARY

Inspiration comes from everywhere: books, art, people on the street. It is an interior process for m...
COLLEEN ATWOOD

I grew up in the age of polyester. When I got to touch real silk, cotton and velvet, the feel of non...
COLLEEN ATWOOD

Don't take life too seriously. Punch it in the face when it needs a good hit. Laugh at it.
COLLEEN HOOVER

Imperfections define perfection
COLLEEN HOOVER

If you aren't on Goodreads, you should be. I've said it before, it's like Facebook for readers on cr...
COLLEEN HOOVER

F#%k all the firsts, Sky. The only thing that matters to me with you are the forevers.
COLLEEN HOOVER

So you keep your ocean, I'll take the Lake.
COLLEEN HOOVER

Question everything. Your love, your religion, your passion. If you don't have questions, you'll nev...
COLLEEN HOOVER

I got schooled this year
by
a
boy.

A boy that I'm seriously, dee...
COLLEEN HOOVER

Our menu is all-American, but it has been tweaked. We keep what has worked and have added new items to update and add some flair. I'd say we're almost a true supper club.

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Colleen Cleary

Our menu is all-American, but it has been tweaked. We keep what has worked and have added new items to update and add some flair. I'd say we're almost a true supper club.

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