“I used to think how lucky she was to have me, but now I realize that’s backwards. A spirit of gratitude yields patience, love, and forgiveness.”
― This Book is Not for Sale
― This Book is Not for Sale
“I know you by heart. You are inside my heart.”
― A Little Princess
― A Little Princess
“I do not miss childhood, but I miss the way I took pleasure in small things, even as greater things crumbled. I could not control the world I was in, could not walk away from things or people or moments that hurt, but I took joy in the things that made me happy.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“One of the marks of a truly great mind, I had discovered, is the ability to feign stupidity on demand.”
― The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches
― The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches
“Grown-ups don't look like grown-ups on the inside either. Outside, they're big and thoughtless and they always know what they're doing. Inside, they look just like they always have. Like they did when they were your age. Truth is, there aren't any grown-ups. Not one, in the whole wide world.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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