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I read my books aloud before they were published.

~Beverly Cleary

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People are usually surprised to hear this, but I don't really read children's books.

~Beverly Cleary

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

~Beverly Cleary

Topics: Based Books Boy Child Growing Growing Up Neighborhood Observant Up Very

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I rarely read children's books.

~Beverly Cleary

Topics: Books Children Rarely Read

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My favorite books are a constantly changing list, but one favorite has remained constant: the dictionary. Is the word I want to use spelled practice or practise? The dictionary knows. The dictionary also slows down my writing because it is such interesting reading that I am distracted.

~Beverly Cleary

Topics: Also Am Because Books Changing Constant Constantly Dictionary Distracted Down Favorite Interesting Knows List Practice Practise Reading Remained Use Want Word Writing I Am

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I know that when I was a children's librarian, that was about 1940, boys particularly asked where were the books about kids like us, and there weren't any at that time.

~Beverly Cleary

Topics: About Any Asked Books Boy Children Kids Know Librarian Like Particularly Time Us Were Where

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I wrote books to entertain. I'm not trying to teach anything! If I suspected the author was trying to show me how to be a better behaved girl, I shut the book.

~Beverly Cleary

Topics: Anything Author Behaved Better Book Books Entertain Girl How Me Show Shut Suspected Teach Trying Wrote

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Ramona was originally an accidental character I added to the Henry Huggins books because I noticed that none of the characters had siblings. I added Ramona as Beazus' pestering little sister.

~Beverly Cleary

Topics: Accidental Added Because Books Character Characters Had Henry Little None Noticed Originally Sibling Sister

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I haven't been very enthusiastic about the commercialization of children's literature. Kids should borrow books from the library and not necessarily be buying them.

~Beverly Cleary

Topics: About Been Books Borrow Buying Children Commercialization Enthusiastic Kids Library Literature Necessarily Should Them Very

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I've met men who've stood in long lines on my book tours, and they've said things like, 'I've read your books and they've changed the direction in my life, and I want to thank you.' I think they're standing in line for their wife or their mother or their sweetheart or somebody, but no.

~Beverly Lewis

Topics: Book Books Changed Direction Life Like Line Lines Long Men Met Mother My Life Read Said Somebody Standing Stood Sweetheart Thank Thank You Things Think Tours Want Wife You Your I Think

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