Quotes by : Clare Vanderpool

You're right," Early said. "Those are two different things.""What are?", I asked, surprised that he thought....

Suddenly, the double doors of the parlor whooshed open. A large fleshy woman stood before me in full....

But my mom shook her head at him and said to me, "Yes, you made your bed, but for heaven's sakes, don't....

My mother was like sand. The kind that warms you on a beach when you come shivering out of the cold water.....

What would you rather be, Jackie? Angry mad or crazy mad? I think I'd rather be crazy mad, because you....

As the ocean tugged me at my feet, i realized that Early Auden, that strangest of boys, had saved me....

Eustasia Johannsen was ready. Anyone could see that. Everything about her ancient self gave evidence....

If there is such a thing as a universal--and I wasn't ready to throw all of mine out the window--it's....

We’d all agreed that we’d outgrown jumping rope, but Shady had given me such a nice gift of a skipping....

And in the background of Early's story was her voice. Her soul. Her sadness and longing. Because when....

Maybe that was how I found comfort just then, even with him being so far away. By remembering the flavor....