Marcy

“I can’t talk. I can’t walk. I can’t feed myself or take myself to the bathroom. Big bummer.”
― Sharon M. Draper, Out of My Mind

“I’m always amazed at how adults assume I can’t hear. They talk about me as if I’m invisible, figuring I’m too retarded to understand their conversation. I learn quite a bit this way.”
― Sharon M. Draper, Out of My Mind

“Music is powerful, my young friends,” she said. “It can connect us to memories. It can influence our mood and our responses to problems we might face.”
― Sharon M. Draper, Out of My Mind

“Earthquake report: Call the paramedics. A girl in fifth grade is about to explode.”
― Sharon M. Draper, Out of My Mind