We Didn't Have Television In Those Days,

I Am Not A Pest," Ramona Quimby Told Her Big Sister Beezus.

Ramona Stepped Back Into Her Closet, Slid The Door Shut, Pressed An Imaginary Button, And When Her Imaginary Elevator Had Made Its Imaginary Descent, Stepped Out Onto The Real First Floor And Raced A Real Problem. Her Mother And Father Were Leaving For Parents' Night.

I Grew Up Before There Were Strict Leash Laws.

I Have Lovely Memories Of Los Angeles In The 1930s. I Came Down To Live With My Mother's Cousin And They Invited Me To Come And Go To Junior College For A Year.

I Read My Books Aloud Before They Were Published.