Rules Quotes

“No toys in the fish tank.” I”
― Cynthia Lord, Rules

“Low tide smells mud-black and tangy, but high tide smells clean and salty.”
― Cynthia Lord, Rules

“Mom says I have to deal with what is and not to get my hopes up, but how else can hopes go but up?”
― Cynthia Lord, Rules

“Sometimes I can change how I feel about something by drawing it.”
― Cynthia Lord, Rules

“If you want to get away from someone, check your watch and say, “Sorry, gotta go!”
― Cynthia Lord, Rules

“You can yell on a playground, but not during dinner.”
― Cynthia Lord, Rules

“Flush!”
― Cynthia Lord, Rules

“Don’t stand in front of the TV when other people are watching it.”
― Cynthia Lord, Rules

“burp.”
― Cynthia Lord, Rules

“Cover Title Page Acknowledgments Dedication Rules for David Follow the rules. Don’t run down the clinic hallway. If it’s too loud, cover your ears or ask the other person to be quiet. Sometimes you’ve gotta work with what you’ve got. If you don’t have the words you need, borrow someone else’s. Sometimes things work out, but don’t count on it. Saying you’ll do something means you have to do it — unless you have a very good excuse. If you can only choose one, pick carefully. At someone else’s house, you have to follow their rules. If it fits in your mouth, it’s food.”
― Cynthia Lord, Rules