Beverly Cleary Writing Quotations

I enjoy writing for third and fourth graders most of all.

I write in longhand on yellow legal pads.

The key to writing successful YA is to keep the adults out of the story as much as possible.

I didn't start out writing to give children hope, but I'm glad some of them found it.

If you don't see the book you want on the shelves, write it.

My favorite books are a constantly changing list, but one favorite has remained constant: the dictionary. Is the word I want to use spelled practice or practise? The dictionary knows. The dictionary also slows down my writing because it is such interesting reading that I am distracted.