Barbara Park
Barbara Park
Barbara Lynne Parkwas an American author of children's books...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionChildren's Author
Date of Birth21 April 1947
CityMount Holly, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
moving all-alone feels
Moving makes you feel all alone inside.
sometimes knows
And sometimes when you're very mixed-up inside, you do things you know you shouldn't do.
grief mean thoughtful
The upside to grief is it takes away your appetite. When people say you look good they really mean it. Nature's thoughtful that way.
way good-and-bad
Society just has a way of inhibiting you, which is good and bad.
age sometimes old-age
Sometimes grown ups don't act their right old age
hurt names forever
A stick or a stone only stings for a minute. A name seems to hurt forever.
hate i-hate guts
Can't we be friends?' I hate your guts, Frankovitch' Can't our guts be friends?
book enough
I'm not actually sure I'm grown-up enough for grown-up books,
children perfect oxymoron
I find the term perfect child to be an oxymoron.
senior witty writing
My senior year of high school, I was voted Wittiest. So, several years later, I decided to try my hand at writing humor to see if I could be witty enough to make some money.
good-life hate nudge-nudge
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.
teacher children kids
I was a good kid, but I was just very chatty. Teachers were rarely entertained, but occasionally a child was, which was enough for me. Everything was so urgent. I needed to say it immediately.
sadness sometimes
Even though sometimes you can control your anger, you can't control your sadness.
book thinking two
I happen to think that a book is of extraordinary value if it gives the reader nothing more than a smile or two. It's perfectly okay to take a book, read it, have a good time, giggle and laugh - and turn off the TV. I love that.