1. "Listen to the mustn'ts, child,
Listen to the don'ts.
Listen to the shouldn'ts.
The impossibles, the won'ts.
Listen to the never haves.
Then listen close to me—
Anything can happen, child,
Anything can be." - Where the Sidewalk Ends
2."How much good inside a day?
Depends how good you live 'em.
How much love inside a friend?
Depends how much you give 'em." - A Light in the Attic
3. "There is a voice inside of you
That whispers all day long,
'I feel this is right for me,
I know that this is wrong.'
No teacher, preacher, parent, friend
Or wise man can decide
What's right for you -- just listen to
The voice that speaks inside." - Falling Up
4. "It's amazing the difference
A bit of sky can make." - Where the Sidewalk Ends
6. "When the light turns green, you go. When the light turns red, you stop. But what do you do when the light turns blue with orange and lavender spots?" - A Light in the Attic
7. "She had blue skin,
And so did he.
He kept it hid
And so did she.
They searched for blue
Their whole life through,
Then passed right by-
And never knew." - Every Thing On It
8. "ALICE
She drank from a bottle called DRINK ME
And she grew so tall,
She ate from a plate called TASTE ME
And down she shrank so small.
And so she changed, while other folks
Never tried nothin' at all." - Where the Sidewalk Ends
9. "So please get your rags
And your polishing jars,
Somebody has to go polish the stars." - A Light in the Attic
10. "Tell me I'm clever,
Tell me I'm kind,
Tell me I'm talented,
Tell me I'm cute,
Tell me I'm sensitive,
Graceful and Wise
Tell me I'm perfect--
But tell me the TRUTH." - Falling Up
12. "Underneath my outside face
There's a face that none can see.
A little less smiley,
A little less sure,
But a whole lot more like me." - Every Thing On It
13. "He wasted his wishes on wishing." - Where the Sidewalk Ends
14. "I'll take the dream I had last night
And put it in my freezer,
So someday long and far away
When I'm an old grey geezer,
I'll take it out and thaw it out,
This lovely dream I've frozen,
And boil it up and sit me down
A dip my old cold toes in." - A Light in the Attic
15. "Talked my head off
Worked my tail off
Cried my eyes out
Walked my feet off
Sang my heart out
So you see,
There's really not much left of me." - Every Thing On It
17. "I will not play at tug o' war.
I'd rather play at hug o' war,
Where everyone hugs
Instead of tugs,
Where everyone giggles
And rolls on the rug,
Where everyone kisses,
And everyone grins,
And everyone cuddles,
And everyone wins." - Where the Sidewalk Ends
18. "All The Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas
Layin' In The Sun,
Talkin' 'Bout The Things
They Woulda-Coulda-Shoulda Done...
But All Those Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas
All Ran Away And Hid
From One Little Did." - Falling Up
19. "There are no happy endings.
Endings are the saddest part,
So just give me a happy middle
And a very happy start." - Every Thing On It