Henry and the Paper Route Quotes

“Life, Henry discovered, was suddenly so full of interesting things to do that he rode his bicycle through a pile of autumn leaves in the gutter just for the joy of hearing them crackle. “Clank, clank!” Ramona yelled after him. “Clank, clank!” answered Henry.”
― Beverly Cleary, Henry and the Paper Route

“The trouble is, when Ramona knows we don’t want her to do something, that just makes her want to do it all the more. Mother says she is just plain contrary.”
― Beverly Cleary, Henry and the Paper Route

“He did it to get you”
― Beverly Cleary, Henry and the Paper Route

“rattling”
― Beverly Cleary, Henry and the Paper Route

“And to think that he was going to live right here in the neighborhood!”
― Beverly Cleary, Henry and the Paper Route