R.J. Palacio · 303 pages
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“That’s not to say there haven’t been some changes that have happened. As”
― R.J. Palacio, quote from Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories
“It is always brave to be kind, but in those days, such kindnesses could cost you your life.”
― R.J. Palacio, quote from Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories
“So what I always say is that it’s always better to err on the side of kindness. That’s the secret. If you don’t know what to do, just be kind. You can’t go wrong. Which is why I asked you three to help me out here, because I’d heard from your lower-school teachers that you’re all really nice kids.” We didn’t know what to say to this, so we all just kind of smiled like goobers. “Just treat him like you would treat any kid you’ve just met,” he said. “That’s all I’m trying to say. Okay, guys?” We nodded at the same time now, too. Bobbling heads. “You guys rock,” he said. “So, relax, wait here a bit, and Mrs. Garcia will come and get you in a few minutes.” He opened the door. “And, guys, really, thanks again for doing this. It’s good”
― R.J. Palacio, quote from Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories
“Or, what does a poor man have, a rich man need, and you would die if you ate it?”
― R.J. Palacio, quote from Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories
“Good friendships are worth a little extra effort,”
― R.J. Palacio, quote from Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories
“Let them fall, Mowgli. They are only tears.”
― R.J. Palacio, quote from Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories
“Sometimes it’s good to start over.”
― R.J. Palacio, quote from Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories
“Julian Auguste Beaumier, born October 10, 1930.”
― R.J. Palacio, quote from Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories
“...he'll come back. We all come back, kate. These private little revolutions always die. The compromise is always made. In a peculiar way. Frank is right-- every man does have a star. The star of one's honesty. And you spend your life groping for it, but once it's out it never lights again. I don't think he went very far. He probably just wanted to be alone to watch his star go out.”
― Arthur Miller, quote from All My Sons
“Like the street his gallery was on, Fortin had an attractive front, hiding quite a foul interior. He was opportunistic. He fed on the talent of others. Got rich on the talent of others. While most of the artists themselves barely scraped by, and took all the risks.”
― Louise Penny, quote from A Trick of the Light
“Maybe it's not about determination
or love
or how hard
you can fight
Maybe it's just bout fate
and what
is meant to be”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from Far from You
“Aveva sentito parlare del concetto di perdono in una chiesa sudcoreana, ma ne era rimasto perplesso: chiedere perdono nel Campo 14 significa solo implorare di non essere punito.”
― Blaine Harden, quote from Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West
“I must say that I thought there was some derangement of his mental organization.”
― Candice Millard, quote from Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
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