R.J. Palacio Quotes
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R.J. Palacio Famous Quotes & Sayings
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AUGUST PULLMAN'S PRECEPT
Everyone deserves a standing ovation because we all overcometh the world.
Auggie
Everyone deserves a standing ovation because we all overcometh the world.
Auggie
It looked like someone had taken sidewalk chalk and smudged the colors across the sky with their fingers.
when I was about eleven, I went to stay with Grans in Montauk for four weeks while August was having his big jaw surgery.
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.
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!
I think there should be a rule that everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their lives.
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.
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
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.
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.
Such a simple thing, kindness. Such a simple thing. A nice word of encouragement, given when needed. An act of friendship. A passing smile.
Everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their life because we all overcometh the world.
If you can get through middle school without hurting anyone's feelings, that's really cool beans.
-Summer Dawson
-Summer Dawson
[ ... ] You'd look up and see a billion stars in the sky. [ ... ] Like someone sprinkled salt on a shiny black table.
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
His eyes are about an inch below where they should be on his face, almost to halfway down his cheeks.
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.
I've never touched Auggie Pullman, it's only because I've never had a reason to - that's all!) Nobody
Here I was looking for symbolism and metaphors and um ... sometimes a duck is just a duck!
Mr. Tushman
Mr. Tushman
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
Julian's Chapter
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
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.
One mistake does not define you, Julian. Do you understand me? You must simply act better next time.