Quotes
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Claudia : I wanted to be different. I wanted to be different.
Mrs. Frankweiler : And did running away from home make you different?
Claudia : No.
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Mrs. Frankweiler : One of the greatest adventures in life is to know something that nobody else knows. Something that makes you different, where it really counts: inside yourself.
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Claudia : It's macaroni and cheese!
Mrs. Frankweiler : When it is served from Georgian silver, it is nouilles fromage en casserole.
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Mrs. Frankweiler : Don't mumble. I dislike mumblers.
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Mrs. Frankweiler : I have something to discuss with the young lady after we've lunched. So, you'll entertain her brother with a game of War.
Saxonburg : War?
Mrs. Frankweiler : War, Saxonburg!
Saxonburg : Yes, Madame.
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Mrs. Frankweiler : Never trust anyone to find your treasures for you. Find your own! Children know that. That's why they treasure seashells and little stones.