"When I finally get the chance, the first few precious minutes to talk to them about something I want them to understa…"

"If you deny what you know, or what you are, or where you are, you deny the simplest part of being alive, and then you…"

"Ever tried "punctuation sex", Henrietta? Hyphens are kisses, commas are maybes, and a period is a definite no. And th…"

"They say a writer should stick to what he knows. What nonsense. What did Dickens know about the French Revolution? Wh…"

"A writer creates a book, an individual creates a life! For a writer to create a masterpiece, he's got to think beyond…"

"[to Miss Barrett] I've just seen your type before, that's all. There's one every year. "Not living up to your potenti…"

"Simple words that could start a war."

"The first mistake this pretty young teacher made was to get off the bus. The second was to walk into Calvin Coolidge …"

"Up The Down Staircase, is the story of a girl who fell in love with a monster... (The Girl is Sylvia Barrett. Occupat…"

"Simple words that start a war: "Good morning. My name is Miss Barrett. I am your Home Room teacher...""