Jean Ferris Quotes

• And they lived happily (aside from a few normal disagreements, misunderstandings, pouts, silent treatments, and unexpected calamities) ever after.

  Jean Ferris

  Normal, Unexpected, Ever After

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• Secrets have a way of making themselves felt, even before you know there's a secret.

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  Secret, Way, Knows

  Jean Ferris (2004). “Once Upon a Marigold”, p.261, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• No matter how good somebody's life looks from the outside, you can be sure there's something about it you wouldn't want to have in your life.

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  Looks, Want, Matter

  Jean Ferris (2009). “Twice Upon a Marigold”, p.90, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• I figured that when there's no way of knowing what the future holds it's just as easy to believe it'll be good as to believe it'll be bad.

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  Believe, Knowing, Way

  Jean Ferris (2009). “Twice Upon a Marigold”, p.229, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• As wonderful as dogs can be, they are famous for missing the point.

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  Dog, Missing, Wonderful

  Jean Ferris (2016). “The Tales of Marigold Three Books in One!: Once Upon a Marigold, Twice Upon a Marigold, Thrice Upon a Marigold”, p.138, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Nobody ever gets enough appreciation when they're behaving themselves, but there's no end to hearing about it when they're not.

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  Appreciation, Hearing, Enough

  Jean Ferris (2004). “Once Upon a Marigold”, p.137, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• You should work extra hard to be your best selves. True evil has a hard time operating in the face of strenuous manifestations of good. Especially if you act right away. The longer you let evil hang around and get a grip on you, the harder it is to get rid of it.

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  Hard Times, Self, True Evil

  Jean Ferris (2016). “The Tales of Marigold Three Books in One!: Once Upon a Marigold, Twice Upon a Marigold, Thrice Upon a Marigold”, p.543, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• That cup of tea is definately not down your alley

  Jean Ferris

  Tea, Cups Of Tea, Cups

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• Congratulations. You have met your conscience. In my experience, the world is divided between those who have one and those who don't. And the ones with one are divided into those who will act on their conscience and those who won't. Those who will are, I'm afraid, the smallest category. They will *jeito*. It's Brazilian Portuguese. It means to find a way to get something done, no matter what the obstacles.

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  Congratulations, Mean, Done

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• I'm starting to believe that happily ever after includes people doing things that upset each other. We all get cranky, or impatient, or worried, or careless enough to do or say things that hurt someone else. Like it or not, that's normal. We can't blame it all on Olympia's bad energy. The important part is that we feel sorry about what we've done and make up for it. That's something Olympia never did.

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  Hurt, Sorry, Believe

  Jean Ferris (2009). “Twice Upon a Marigold”, p.281, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• I know it's important to do more than just complain when there's something you don't like. You need to try to do something about it, or you're nothing but a whiner.

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  Important, Trying, Complaining

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• Knock, Knock." "Who's there?" "Olive." "Olive who?" "Olive...ooh. I love you, too," he said, figuring it out. "You can tell me that one anytime you like." He folded her into his arms.

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  Love You, Arms, Olives

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• It was good, too, to remember how hard a lot of people had to work to keep a kingdom running well, and that it was simply good manners to let them know, from time to time, how valued they were.

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  Running, People, Kingdoms

  Jean Ferris (2016). “The Tales of Marigold Three Books in One!: Once Upon a Marigold, Twice Upon a Marigold, Thrice Upon a Marigold”, p.436, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Rats. Rats, mice, and rodents.

  Jean Ferris

  Rodents, Rats, Mice

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• She said, "As long as we're with each other--" "We know we're in exactly the right place," he finished.

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  Long, Said, Right Place

  Jean Ferris (2004). “Once Upon a Marigold”, p.264, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Just bring your wits. Sometimes that's the most effective weapon any of us has.

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  Weapons, Sometimes, Wit

  Jean Ferris (2013). “Thrice Upon a Marigold”, p.64, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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