Find the perfect quote to float your boat. Shmoop breaks down key quotations from Bud, Not Buddy.
The Home Quotes
"Boys, good news! Now that the school year has ended, you both have been accepted in new temporary-care homes starting this afternoon." (1.5)
Poverty Quotes
The woman said […] "I know you don't understand what it means, but there's a depression going on all over this country. People can't find jobs and these are very, very difficult times for everybo...
Race Quotes
"Boy," Mrs. Amos said, "I am not the least bit surprised at your show of ingratitude. Lord knows I have been stung by my own people before […] I do not have time to put up with the foolishness of...
Lies and Deceit Quotes
I'm not bragging when I say that I'm one of the best liars in the world but I got to tell you, Todd was pretty doggone good. It seemed like he knew some of the things I know, the things I think of...
Compassion and Forgiveness Quotes
I said, "I'd trade you in a minute. The worst thing that's going to happen to you is that they're going to make you play house a lot […] I tickled Jerry under his chin and said, "Ga-ga, goo-goo,...
Wisdom and Knowledge Quotes
Most folks think you start to be a real adult when you're fifteen or sixteen years old, but that's not true, it really starts when you're around six. It's at six that grown folks don't think you're...
Perseverance Quotes
I went over to the big chest of drawers and took my other set of clothes out and put them in my suitcase too. […] Here we go again. (1.44-45)
Fear Quotes
The only thing I could hear was my own breath. It was so loud that it sounded like there were six scared people locked up in the shed. (3.1)