Quotes by E.L. Konigsburg

Because after a time having a secret and nobody knowing you have a secret is no fun. And although you dont want others to know what the secret is, you want them to at least know you have one.

Let me first talk about our brains as a personal radio telescope. Let me talk first about its wonderful built-in wiring for tuning out the static of our civilization in order to better tune in its symphony.

“If you think of doing something in New York City, you can be certain that at least two thousand other people have the same thought. And of the two thousand who do, about one thousand will be standing in line waiting to do it.”

“Happiness is excitement that has found a settling down place, but there is always a little corner that keeps flapping around.”