E. L. Konigsburg
E. L. Konigsburg
Elaine Lobl Konigsburgwas an American writer and illustrator of children's books and young adult fiction. She is one of six writers to win two Newbery Medals, the venerable American Library Association award for the year's "most distinguished contribution to American children's literature."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth10 February 1930
CountryUnited States of America
goal prove profitable
Often the search proves more profitable than the goal.
halloween silly mean
...just because I don't have on a silly black costume and carry a silly broom and wear a silly black hat, doesn't mean that I'm not a witch. I'm a witch all the time and not just on Halloween.
hurt silence sometimes
Sometimes silence is a habit that hurts?
mother daughter fun
Because after a time having a secret and nobody knowing you have a secret us no fun. And although you dont want others to know what the secret is, you want them to at least know you have one.
home tuna-fish nuts
Jamie, you know, you could go clear around the world and still come home wondering if the tuna fish sandwiches at Chock Full O'Nuts still cost thirty-five cents.
teacher team eggs
They called themselves The Souls. They told Ms. Olinski that they were The Souls before they were a team, but she told them that they were a team as soon as they became The Souls. Then after a while, teacher and team agreed that they were arguing chicken-or-egg. Whichever way it began--chicken-or-egg, team-or-The Souls--it definitely ended with an egg. Definitely, an egg.
thinking feelings glad
I don't think there is any feeling I like more than the one that someone is glad to see me. —Connor Kane
people enemy guests
Whenever someone makes out a guest list, the people not on it become officially uninvited, and that makes them the enemies of the invited. Guest lists are just a way of choosing sides.
missing absence mets
How can you know what is missing if you’ve never met it? You must know of something’s existence before you can notice its absence.
grandpa making-love pieces
Nathan, how can you stand playing the same piece over and over again?" And Grandpa Nate answered, "Why don't you ask me how I can stand making love to the same woman over and over again?
hug important
When you hug someone, you learn something else about them. An important something else.
differences friendly earth
The way I see it, the difference between farmers and suburbanites is the difference in the way we feel about dirt. To them, the earth is something to be respected and preserved, but dirt gets no respect. A farmer likes dirt. Suburbanites like to get rid of it. Dirt is the working layer of earth, and dealing with dirt is as much a part of farm life as dealing with manure. Neither is user-friendly but both are necessary.
mistake successful risk
By the time they get to 6th grade honor roll students won't risk making a mistake, and sometimes to be successful, you have to risk making mistakes.
thank-you use unnecessary
It is sometimes necessary to use unnecessary words like thank you and please just to make life prettier.