Frindle Quotes

“who says dog means dog?”
― Andrew Clements, Frindle

“But of course, all of this is just a silly fad, and when you add an "e" to fad, you get fade. And I predict this fad will fade.”
― Andrew Clements, Frindle

“Then he read the first sentence from the introduction: Without question this modern American dictionary is one of the most surprisingly complex and profound documents ever to be created, for it embodies unparalleled etymological detail, reflecting not only superb lexicographic scholarship, but also the dreams and speech and imaginative talents of millions of people over thousands of years—for every person who has ever spoken or written in English has had a hand in its making.”
― Andrew Clements, Frindle

“FIFTH GRADE WAS different. That was the year to get ready for middle school. Fifth grade meant passing classes. It meant no morning recess. It meant real letter grades on your report cards. But most of all, it meant Mrs. Granger.”
― Andrew Clements, Frindle

“thirty-five words long, sometimes longer.”
― Andrew Clements, Frindle

“All the kids loved lunchtime. But the awful part of lunch was the eating part - school food.”
― Andrew Clements, Frindle

“That was the second thing—understanding what Mrs. Granger had said.”
― Andrew Clements, Frindle

“I confess”
― Andrew Clements, Frindle

“Ps and”
― Andrew Clements, Frindle

“William Shakespeare,”
― Andrew Clements, Frindle

“Mrs. Chatham looked like . . . well, like a kid who had been sent to the principal’s office. She squirmed a little in her chair and tried to smile. She said, “Well, we do still have a little problem, but it’s under control. Mrs. Granger may have overreacted a bit. I don’t think the children have really been trying to be disrespectful.”
― Andrew Clements, Frindle

“From this day on and forever, I will never use the word PEN again. Instead, I will use the word FRINDLE, and I will do everything possible so others will, too. And all six of them signed the oath—with Nick’s frindle. The plan would work. Thanks, Mrs. Granger.”
― Andrew Clements, Frindle

“We decide what goes in that book.” And she pointed at the giant dictionary. And she looked right at Nick. And she smiled again.”
― Andrew Clements, Frindle

“So Nick told her about the blackbirds, and Janet thought it was pretty interesting. Then she tried making a peep or two, and Janet’s chirps were even higher and squeakier than Nick’s. She promised to keep everything a secret.”
― Andrew Clements, Frindle

“Like the sunrise, some things just have to happen — and all you can really do is watch.”
― Andrew Clements, Frindle

“chart. Everything he had heard about this teacher was true—don’t mess around with The Lone Granger.”
― Andrew Clements, Frindle

“Look it up! That’s why we have the dictionary.”
― Andrew Clements, Frindle

“Nick’s report went on smoothly for twelve minutes. Nick was surprised at how easy it was to stand there and talk about this stuff. At the end of the first five minutes Mrs. Granger had had to stop Nick again to say, “Class, it is not good manners to yawn out loud or to put your heads down on your desks when someone is giving an oral report.” No one in the class cared one little bit about the report.”
― Andrew Clements, Frindle

“Nick looked at the very front of the dictionary. There was an introduction to the book called “Words and Their Origins.” Perfect! Nick thought. It was just what he needed to do his report. It would all be over in a few minutes. Nick could already feel the sun and the breeze on his face as he ran outside to play, homework all done. Then he read the first sentence from the introduction:”
― Andrew Clements, Frindle

“Timing was important, but asking the right question—that was the hard part. Questions about stuff in the news, questions about the college the teacher went to, questions about the teacher’s favorite book or sport or hobby—Nick knew all the tricks, and he had been very successful in the past.”
― Andrew Clements, Frindle

“So Nick told her about the blackbirds, and Janet thought it was pretty interesting.”
― Andrew Clements, Frindle

“guaranteed”
― Andrew Clements, Frindle

“Janet.”
― Andrew Clements, Frindle

“Here he was in fifth grade, near the end of his very first language arts class with Mrs. Granger, and Nick could feel a homework assignment coming the way a farmer can feel a rainstorm.”
― Andrew Clements, Frindle

“frindle.”
― Andrew Clements, Frindle

“For Becky, Charles, George, Nate, and John”
― Andrew Clements, Frindle

“Janet’s voice,”
― Andrew Clements, Frindle