"From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" Quotes

You never knew what was going to happen next, and that made everything exciting.

Claudia knew that she could never pull off the old-fashioned kind of running away.

Happiness is excitement that has found a settling down place.

I think you should learn, of course, and some days you must learn a great deal.

Secrets are the kind of information that people like to keep to themselves.

They decided that the museum would be the best place to hide.

The statue seemed to call her, to follow its mystery.

Sometimes you need to stop and think about the little things.

She realized she had to make her own adventure.

Being different was something Claudia enjoyed.