Ghosts I Have Been Quotes

“Besdies, to turn me ladylike might have rendered me useless and possibly ornamental.”
― Richard Peck, Ghosts I Have Been

“As I pen these words to leave a lasting record, I wonder myself where it all began.”
― Richard Peck, Ghosts I Have Been

“There is nothing more real than fear, fight it though you may.”
― Richard Peck, Ghosts I Have Been

“I wonder why in storybooks only three wishes are offered, when in real life they are never enough.”
― Richard Peck, Ghosts I Have Been

“Besides, I've noticed that only a thin line divides the insane from the rest of the population.

I was reminded of how a cat will freeze on a fence with one paw drawn up, to see if you are friend or foe.

To turn me ladylike might have rendered me useless and possibly ornamental. Then I would not be able to fend for myself.

The public does not mind being cheated, but they like it to be convincing.

The truth is too much for some people and too little for others.

In this life you take what people are willing to give. No more. No less.

New York is a place where everybody has their hands out for your money.

In a savage world we have to cling to whatever small pleasures and niceties we can devise.

I could have done better and I might have done worse. But that's true of life in general.

It's a strange thing about the public. They'll believe anything written on a sign. And they'll see exactly what they expect to see. No more. No less.”
― Richard Peck, Ghosts I Have Been

“The Shambaughs came, bringing Letty. She simpered up to me. Her eyes summed up the lace tippets on my Princess dress and the wide taffeta sash that was cutting me in half.

"Well, Blossom, just look at you!" she said in her mother's own grown-up voice. "I have always said a good dress will cover up any flaw."

"Then you had better get one like it," I replied.”
― Richard Peck, Ghosts I Have Been