The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Calpurnia Tate, #1) QUOTES

2 " One day I would have all the books in the world, shelves and shelves of them. I would live my life in a tower of books. I would read all day long and eat peaches. And if any young knights in armor dared to come calling on their white chargers and plead with me to let down my hair, I would pelt them with peach pits until they went home. "

― Jacqueline Kelly , The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Calpurnia Tate, #1)

4 " Granddaddy had told me about the wasp that could opt to be male or female while in a larval stage. An interesting thought. I wondered why human children weren't given that option in their grub stage, say up through age five. With everything I had seen about the lives of boys and girls, I would definitely choose to be a boy grub. "

― Jacqueline Kelly , The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Calpurnia Tate, #1)

6 " It's amazing what you can see when you just sit quietly and look. "

― Jacqueline Kelly , The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Calpurnia Tate, #1)

8 " When two people love each other, they do not comply and does not dominate, only complement each other. "

― Jacqueline Kelly , The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Calpurnia Tate, #1)

10 " It was too bad, but sometimes a little knowledge could ruin your whole day, or at least take off some of the shine. "

― Jacqueline Kelly , The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Calpurnia Tate, #1)

12 " It means that we should celebrate today's failure because it is a clear sign that our voyage of discovery is not yet over. "

― Jacqueline Kelly , The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Calpurnia Tate, #1)

14 " Lula," I said, "do you ever think about getting married?"
I guess I do. Doesn't everybody?"
You have to let your husband kiss you once you're married. And you have to kiss him back."
No," she said.
Yes." I nodded, as if I knew everything there was to know about husbands and wives kissing. "That's what they do together."
Do you have to?"
Oh, absolutely. It's the law."
I never heard of that law," she said dubiously.
It's true, it's Texas law," I said. "

― Jacqueline Kelly , The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Calpurnia Tate, #1)

16 " That night, when SanJuanna had cleared the main course and brought dessert in, my mother called for quiet and said,
"Boys, I have an announcement to make. Your sister made the apple pies tonight. I'm sure we will all enjoy them very much."
"Can I learn how, ma'am?" said Jim Bowie.
"No, J.B. Boys don't bake pies," Mother said.
"Why not?" he said.
"They have wives who make pies for them."
"But I don't have a wife."
"Darling, I'm sure you will have a very nice one someday when you're older, and she'll make you many pies. Calpurnia, would you care to serve?"
Was there any way I could have a wife, too? I wondered as I cut through the browned C and promptly shattered the entire crust. "

― Jacqueline Kelly , The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Calpurnia Tate, #1)

18 " My grandfather had given me Mr. Darwin's book to read. He had given me the possibility of a different kind of life. but none of it mattered. Instead there was The Science of Housewifery for me. I was blind; I was pathetic. The century was about to change, but my own little life would not change with it. "

― Jacqueline Kelly , The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Calpurnia Tate, #1)

20 " I had never classified myself with other girls. I was not of their species; I was different. I had never thought my future would be like theirs. "

― Jacqueline Kelly , The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Calpurnia Tate, #1)