Robyn Carpenter

“It’s not enough to be friendly. You have to be a friend.”
― R.J. Palacio, Wonder

“Everything is true at once. Life is contradiction. We take in every lesson. We find what works.”
― Jandy Nelson, I'll Give You the Sun

“A broken heart is an open heart.”
― Jandy Nelson, I'll Give You the Sun

“When I lost my sight, Werner, people said I was brave. When my father left, people said I was brave. But it is not bravery; I have no choice. I wake up and live my life. Don't you do the same?”
― Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See