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Daisy was sleeping in heaven right then. And

You don't need your eyes to love,

Words can't change my face

I couldn't wait to go home.

AUGUST PULLMAN'S PRECEPT
Everyone deserves a standing ovation because we all overcometh the world.
Auggie

He is the greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.

It looked like someone had taken sidewalk chalk and smudged the colors across the sky with their fingers.

Her smile hugged me

Mr. Browne's precept for October was: YOUR DEEDS ARE YOUR MONUMENTS.

Everyone born of God overcometh the world.

You don't need your eyes to love right? You just feel it inside you

when I was about eleven, I went to stay with Grans in Montauk for four weeks while August was having his big jaw surgery.

Things that happen to us, even the bad stuff, can often teach us a little bit about ourselves.

The things you did, you know they were not right. But that does not mean you are not capable of doing right. It only means that you chose to do wrong.

On the other hand, I'm really excited.

Just follow the day and reach for the sun!

Your deeds are like your monuments. Built with memories instead of stone.

that I realized that the blind old man who played the accordion on Main Street wasn't there anymore. He was gone.

I do not like to dwell on the past. Life is ahead of us. If we spend too much time looking backward, we can't see where we are going!

It's not enough to be friendly. You have to be a friend.

The galaxy is changing. Planets are falling out of alignment.

I think there should be a rule that everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their lives.

mixing friends can be a weird thing even under the best circumstances.

Fate smiled and destiny laughed as she came to my cradle ... - Natalie Merchant,

Maybe he knew it and maybe he didn't, but for someone like me, words like that are worth all the medals in the world.

I was looking for a little tiny spot to disappear into. I wanted a hole I could fall inside of: a little black hole that would eat me up.

We were just not good enough to play by ourselves.

A hamster is basically just a warm potato with fur.

I eat like a tortoise eats, if you've ever seen a tortoise eating. Like some prehistoric swamp thing.

Swallowing, there were other things that didn't come automatically to him. For instance, he couldn't eat. He couldn't talk. He

Actually, I prefer not to even try to imagine it. I

My point is that in middle school you kind of get known for what you're into, and you
have to be careful about stuff like that.

She had only hesitated for a millionth of a second, but I could tell the moment she saw me. Like I said : I'm used to it by now.

You can't blend in when you were born to stand out.

Such a simple thing, kindness. Such a simple thing. A nice word of encouragement, given when needed. An act of friendship. A passing smile.

Don't try too hard to be cool. It always shows, and that's uncool.
-Amos Conti

Everyone should always have a standing ovation at least once in their life.

Here's what I think: the only reason I'm not ordinary is that no one else sees me that way.

Oh wow, there's another fly on the wall! Look, there's a new dog sleeping on the sidewalk. Yippee.

Time make everything easier to bear.

Clean up after yourselves. Be kind to nature and it will be kind to you. We

Don't judge a boy by its cover!

If you don't know what to do, just be kind.

Everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their life because we all overcometh the world.

Sometimes friendships are hard.

When it's dark, be the one who turns on the light.
- Joseph, Age 9, Brooklyn, New York, November 29

Chewbacca are being applauded for destroying the Death Star. I could almost

You don't need your eyes to love. You just feel it inside you.

If you can get through middle school without hurting anyone's feelings, that's really cool beans.
-Summer Dawson

[ ... ] You'd look up and see a billion stars in the sky. [ ... ] Like someone sprinkled salt on a shiny black table.

kneeling down in front of

And far away, like in another world, we could hear Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens.

Learning who you are is what you're here to do.

My name is August. I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse. August

Countless doctors have drawn little tic-tac-toe grids for my parents over the years to try to explain the genetic lottery to them. Geneticists

Good friendships are worth a little extra effort!

His eyes are about an inch below where they should be on his face, almost to halfway down his cheeks.

Be yourself, you will not get a second chance to.
- Daniel, Age 12, Munich, Germany, October 14

To thine own self be true.

Another was: You're a babe. Tickle my feet. XO Beulah

Form a mothers' group. A mothers' group is when a bunch of moms

East Harlem accent:

its better to know some question than all answers -James Thurber

Middle School is about as bad as it gets, and then it gets better.

Mom and Dad came home two hours later. We knew the second they opened the door and Daisy wasn't with them that Daisy was gone.

I forgot that I might see So many beautiful things I forgot that I might need To find out what life could bring

I mean, I don't want to brag or anything, but I'm actually considered something of a medical wonder, you know.

Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.

JULIAN ALBANS'S PRECEPT Sometimes it's good to start over. - Julian Albans

Wake Me Up when September Ends

I've never touched Auggie Pullman, it's only because I've never had a reason to - that's all!) Nobody

It is always brave to be kind.

Here I was looking for symbolism and metaphors and um ... sometimes a duck is just a duck!
Mr. Tushman

Sometimes it's good to start over

Like breathing and swallowing, crying comes automatically to most kids, too.

Kinder than is necessary. Because it's not enough to be kind. One should be kinder than needed.

We're kind of like Beauty and the Beast.

sometimes he would wake up choking on his own saliva if he accidentally turned over on his back.

We carry with us, as human beings, not just the capacity to be kind, but the very choice of kindness.

It is always brave to be kind, but in those days, such kindnesses could cost you your life.
Julian's Chapter

How ya doin', Auggie? he'd always say, and

Sometimes we hate the things we're afraid of.

Sometimes you don't have to mean to hurt someone to hurt someone.

If you really want something in this life, you have to work for it. Now quiet, they're about to announce the lottery numbers! - Homer Simpson

Via had warned me about lunch in middle school, so I guess I should have known it would be hard.

Olivia's family tell each other "i love you" all the time. i can't remember the last time anyone in my family said that to me.

Sometimes when I have the feeling like I'm almost crying, it can turn into an almost-laughing feeling.

Its not a contest about whose days suck the most. The point is we all have to put up with the bad days.

Maybe it is a lottery, but the universe makes it all even out in the end. The universe takes care of its birds.

Listen to the whispers.

One mistake does not define you, Julian. Do you understand me? You must simply act better next time.

And then all of a sudden she let out the biggest, loudest, smelliest fart in the history of farts. Mom

The good thing about life [ ... ] is that we can fix our mistakes sometimes.

Or maybe it's just that teachers hear everything. When

One mistake does not define you.

I felt very sad and a tiny bit happy at the exact same time, kind

Hey, I'm an upstander - not a bystander!

When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind. - Dr Wayne W. Dyer

It's so strange how one day you can be on this earth, and the next day not.

I was so bummed when it got lost," I said. "Oh, it didn't get lost," he answered casually. "I threw it out.