Top 8 Quotes by Ellen Raskin

Life, too, is senseless unless you know who you are, what you want, and which way the wind blows.

Life, too, is senseless unless you know who you are, what you want, and which way the wind blows.

Life, Blow, Self

Ellen Raskin (2004). “The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics)”, p.42, Penguin

I try to say one thing with my work: A book is a wonderful place to be. A book is a package, a gift package, a surprise package-and within the wrappings is a whole new world and beyond.

Ellen Raskin

Book, Trying, World

Your trouble comes from years of wearing the wrong kind of shoes. - Jake Wexler

Ellen Raskin

Years, Shoes, Jake

The sun sets in the west (just about everyone knows that), but Sunset Towers faced east. Strange!

Ellen Raskin

Sunset, East, Towers

Ellen Raskin (2014). “The Westing Game”, p.1, Obelix Books

Smiling without good reason is demeaning.

Ellen Raskin

Reason, Demeaning

Ellen Raskin (2014). “The Westing Game”, p.44, Obelix Books

The poor are crazy, the rich just eccentric. - James Shin Hoo

Ellen Raskin

Crazy, Eccentric, Rich

I remember the will said, 'May God thy gold refine.' That must be from the Bible." "Shakespeare," Turtle said. All quotations were either from the Bible or Shakespeare.

Ellen Raskin

Turtles, Gold, May