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Ann M. Martin QUOTES

1 " I think reading is a gift. It was a gift that was given to me as a child by many people, and now as an adult and a writer, I'm trying to give a little of it back to others. It's one of the greatest pleasures I know. "

― Ann M. Martin

2 " ...when you take fright and add to it ignorance, you get hatred. That's a very unattractive equation. "

― Ann M. Martin , Here Today

3 " I believe you are one of the people that can lift the corners of the universe. "

― Ann M. Martin

4 " For now, I just want things all safe and familiar. My life may not be perfect, but it is what I have known. "

― Ann M. Martin , A Corner of the Universe

5 " It was the kind of terrified look that reminds you that no matter how rational or grown up a person might seem, some part of him is absolutely sure - knows - that an evil other-world exists just outside of our regular, everyday world. And that although we don't expect that world to collide with our calm, predictable one...well, really, at any moment that is exactly what might happen. "

― Ann M. Martin , A Corner of the Universe

6 " younger "

― Ann M. Martin , Mary Anne + 2 Many Babies (The Baby-Sitters Club, #52)

7 " whatever "

― Ann M. Martin , Karen's Brothers (Baby-Sitters Little Sister, #17)

8 " I've discovered that in order to make big changes in the world, we have to begin at home -- within ourselves "

― Ann M. Martin , Dawn Saves the Planet (The Baby-Sitters Club, #57)

9 " I pick at what's left of the popcorn and think about the summer, the summer that was both awful and wonderful. I thank Adam, as I have thanked him almost every night since August, for showing me that it's possible to lift the corners of our universe. Adam told me about lifting the corners the second time I met him, but I had no idea what he meant. Now I think I do. It's all about changing what's handed to you, about poking around a little, lifting the corners, seeing what's underneath, poking that. Somethings things work out, sometimes they don't, but at least you're exploring. And life is always more interesting that way. "

― Ann M. Martin , A Corner of the Universe

10 " I hoped that Mary Anne, Claudia, Stacey, and I - the Baby Sitters Club - would stay together for a long time. "

― Ann M. Martin , Kristy's Great Idea (The Baby-Sitters Club, #1)

11 " I want her back" I said "I want HIM back"~Charlie "

― Ann M. Martin , Everything for a Dog

12 " The long-ago days - the days of Mother and Bone and the shed - have become fuzzy and have blended with images of Moon, of my travels, of other people and houses, of hiding places; a tangle of memories leading to Susan. I burrow into her side and listen to her heartbeat. With my eyes closed, I might be in the straw-filled wheelbarrow again, nestled against Mother, listening to the first heartbeat I knew. I open my eyes and tilt my head back to look at Susan's lined face. She smiles at me, and we sit pressed into each other, two old ladies. "

― Ann M. Martin , A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray (Scholastic Gold)

13 " I really loved this book. I did for a school book report last year and I really got into it I just couldnt take my eyes of! You really absolutley need to read this book! "

― Ann M. Martin , A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray (Scholastic Gold)

14 " Sheep are in. "

― Ann M. Martin , Kristy's Great Idea (The Baby-Sitters Club, #1)

15 " Janine bit her lip. She was still holding Mimi’s hand, patting it gently. “I don’t think we’re supposed to move her,” she said, “but we should keep her warm. Let’s cover her with her bathrobe and try to put her slippers on. Then I’ll stay in here, and you go wait outside so you can show the paramedics where to come.” “Okay,” I replied. I got Mimi’s robe and fuzzy slippers out of her closet. Janine put the slippers on while I covered Mimi. Then I ran outside and stood impatiently on our front stoop. "

― Ann M. Martin , Claudia and Mean Janine (The Baby-Sitters Club, #7)

16 " At the beginning of my illness, hospital visits couldn’t be avoided. I needed tests, I had to have my diet and insulin regulated, and once I fainted at school and went into insulin shock and the ambulance came and took me to St. Luke’s. If one of my friends got that sick, I would have called her in the hospital and sent her cards and visited her when she went home. But not Laine. She seemed almost afraid of me (although she tried to cover up by acting cool and snooty). And my other friends did what Laine did, because she was the leader. Their leader. My leader. And we were her followers. The school year grew worse and worse. I fainted twice more at school, each time causing a big scene and getting lots of attention, and every week, it seemed, I missed at least one morning while Mom and Dad took me to some doctor or clinic or other. Laine called me a baby, a liar, a hypochondriac, and a bunch of other things that indicated she thought my parents and I were making a big deal over nothing. But if she really thought it was nothing, why wouldn’t she come over to my apartment anymore? Why wouldn’t she share sandwiches or go to the movies with me? And why did she move her desk away from mine in school? I was confused and unhappy and sick, and I didn’t have any friends left, thanks to Laine. I hated Laine. "

― Ann M. Martin , The Truth About Stacey (The Baby-Sitters Club, #3)

17 " Did you do something crazy, like cut it all off?” “Well,” I said, “not all.” “But it’s real short, right?” “Yeah, but —” “Why did you do it? "

― Ann M. Martin , Mary Anne's Makeover (The Baby-Sitters Club, #60)

18 " Dawn be so rotten? "

― Ann M. Martin , Mary Anne's Makeover (The Baby-Sitters Club, #60)

19 " After all, you can't force a friendship. "

― Ann M. Martin , The Summer Before (The Baby-Sitters Club, #0.5)

20 " I think beaches kind of get in your blood, and if you grow up near one you never feel quite right when you're away from it. "

― Ann M. Martin , Dawn and the Surfer Ghost (Baby-Sitters Club Mystery, #12)