Rufus M. Quotes

‘You’ve never met anyone quite like Rufus Moffat. He gets things done, but he gets them done his way.”

“When he wants to check out library books, Rufus teaches himself to write... even though he doesn’t yet know how to read.”

“When food is scarce, he plants some special ‘Rufus beans’ that actually grow... despite his digging them up every day to check on them.”

“And Rufus has friends that other people don’t even know exist! He discover the only invisible piano player in town.”

“He has his own personal flying horse for a day, and tours town with the Cardboard boy, his dearest friend_ and enemy.”

“Now the Moffats lived in a tiny little house set far back from the streets on Ashbellows Place. And Rufus could write and print the offat part of Moffat as well as Rufus M. He could do this with either hand, his right hand or his left hand.”

″... he came home and found Joey, Jane, and Sylvie all reading in the front yard. Joey and Jane were sitting on the steps of the porch and Sylvie was sprawled in the hammock, a book in one hand, and chocolate-covered peppermint in the other.”

“Toot-toot!′ Rufus hurried down the street. When he arrived at the library, he hid his scooter in the pine trees that grew under the windows besides the steps. Christmas trees, Rufus called them.”

“He surprised Mama by asking to have his hands washed.When this was done, he mounted his scooter again and returned all the long way to the library. It was just a little trip to the library. it was a long one.”

“Rufus held his hard-earned application in one hand and steered his scooter with the other. When he reached home Joey, Jane, and Sylvie were not around any longer. Mama signed his card for him, saying, ‘My! So you’ve learned how to write!”