Nobody has the time, the time cannot be owned. The time is free to everyone — Jerry Spinelli Freedom Copy Share Image
“We were pretending, and everybody knew you didn't get hurt pretending.” — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
“She laughed when there was no joke. She danced when there was no music.” — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
So," he said, "we ourselves will be the candle flames." He put his hands on his chest. "Feel your hearts, how warm… — Jerry Spinelli Candle Copy Share Image
“Beneath every goober is a kid. A person. Maybe he's not what you would call 'regular.' But so what? Is that a… — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
We live in a silent explosion, Everything is flying away from everything else... flying away... flying away... — Jerry Spinelli Explosions Copy Share Image
Many girls have been romanced under the moon, and I don’t mean to say moonlight is overrated, but few I think have… — Jerry Spinelli Girl Copy Share Image
“Let the stars keep track of us. Let us ride our own orbits and trust that they will meet. May our reunion… — Jerry Spinelli Astronomy Copy Share Image
Write what you care about. If you do that, you stand the best chance of doing your best writing. — Jerry Spinelli Care Copy Share Image
It was different with you, Leo. In the eyes and ears of my heart, you and the magic are one and the… — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
Amanda took the torn page from Maniac. To her, it was the broken wing of a bird, a pet out in the… — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
Ironic," Betty Lou said at last. "The cereus insists on sunlight---that's why it must be at the end of the yard. And… — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
Nobody told me how hard it was going to be to get published. I wrote four novels that nobody wanted, sent them… — Jerry Spinelli Books Copy Share Image
He tapped my chest. 'Happy is here.' He tapped his own chest. 'Here.' I looked down past my chin. 'Inside?' 'Inside.' It… — Jerry Spinelli Angel Copy Share Image
“No matter what day it is, no matter what time, no matter where I am - I'm always at the star party,… — Jerry Spinelli Time Copy Share Image
Because that's what you do, you stand up for your best friend. And you eat lunch with him and talk with him… — Jerry Spinelli Best friend Copy Share Image
This was the start of a period that blurs as I try to recall it. Incidents seem to cascade and merge. Events… — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
“But thats okay, because the history of a kid is one part fact, two parts legend, and three parts snowball. And if… — Jerry Spinelli History Copy Share Image
“There was a sense that things - words, feelings, laughs - were forever brawling inside her to be the first one out.… — Jerry Spinelli Emptiness Copy Share Image
“The Clock on the Morning Lenape Building Must Clocks be circles? Time is not a circle. Suppose the Mother of All Minutes… — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
“It's in the morning, for most of us. It's that time, those few seconds when we're coming out of sleep but we're… — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
“Of course we did other things too. We walked. We talked. We rode bikes. Though I had my driver's license, I bought… — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
“At this time in his life Zinkoff sees no difference between the stars in the sky and the stars in his mother's… — Jerry Spinelli Astronomy Copy Share Image
“He stared at me. "She liked you, boy." The intensity of his voice and eyes made me blink. "Yes," I said. "She… — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
“My happy wagon is almost empty, Leo. Only five pebbles left. Happywise, I’m operating on only 25 percent capacity. Remember when I… — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
I'm that way, goofy as it sounds. Sometimes I don't want things to happen-I'm talking about good things, even wonderful things-because once… — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
“What else would you expect? Whites never go inside black's homes. Much less inside their thoughts and feelings. And blacks are just… — Jerry Spinelli Thoughts and feelings Copy Share Image
“I would just spit, burp, and call "good riddance! Who needs ya? Who cares?” — Jerry Spinelli Good riddance Copy Share Image
I have a curious background for someone who turns out to be a writer. — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
We long to be found, hoping our searchers have not given up and gone home. — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
Nobody knows who said it first, but somebody must have: 'Kid's gotta be a maniac. — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
