5 Quotes & Sayings By Barbara Oconnor

Barbara O'Connor was born in 1947 in Buffalo, New York. She is the author of eight books, including The Blue Wall, which won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. Her short stories have appeared in numerous journals and magazines, including The Best American Short Stories, The O. Henry Prize Stories, The Pushcart Prize Anthology, and others Read more

Her work has been anthologized in Best American Mystery Stories and Other Stories; The Best American Essays; The Best American Travel Writing; and other collections. She has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation, among others. Her fiction has been translated into Italian, German, Czech, Hebrew, Spanish, French, Greek, Portuguese, Danish, Polish and Norwegian.

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You'd think that a redheaded boy with glasses who was named Howard and had an up-down walk would have a lot more to wish for than being friends with me. But I admit I felt a smile on my face and hope in my heart, 'cause maybe wishes really do come true. Maybe some wishes just take longer than others. Barbara OConnor
Put the baby on the paper.
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Put the baby on the paper. Barbara OConnor
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And then she got a bad, bad feeling because she realized she had been wrong. You can fool a person. You can fool a dog. You can fool a cat or a horse or a teacher or a friend. But you cannot ever fool a heart. Barbara OConnor
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On the line beside Describe your family, I wrote, "Bad."What is your favorite subject in school? "None."List three of your favorite activities. "Soccer, ballet, and fighting." Two of those favorite activities were lies but one of them was the truth. I am fond of fighting. Barbara OConnor