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> [But mostly, I remembered what I’ve always believed. What my mom taught me. That while some things are just plain awful, most things in life can be seen either tragic or comic. And it’s your choice. Is life a big,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-applegate/but-mostly-i-remembered-what-i-ve-always-believed-what-my-mom-taught/)

[Katherine Applegate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-applegate/)

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> [“But mostly, I remembered what I’ve always believed. What my mom taught me. That while some things are just plain awful, most things in life can be seen either tragic or comic. And it’s your choice. Is life a big,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-applegate/but-mostly-i-remembered-what-i-ve-always-believed-what-my-mom-taught-2/)

[Katherine Applegate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-applegate/)

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## More by Katherine Applegate

> [It's hard to put into words. Gorillas are not complainers. We're dreamers, poets, philosophers, nap takers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-applegate/it-s-hard-to-put-into-words-gorillas-are-not-complainers-we-re/)

[Katherine Applegate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-applegate/)

> [“Pleasure fades, gets old, gets thrown out with last year's fad. Fear, guilt, all that stuff stays fresh. Maybe that's why people get so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-applegate/pleasure-fades-gets-old-gets-thrown-out-with-last-year-s-fad-fear/)

[Katherine Applegate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-applegate/)

> [“Humans. Violent but peace-loving. Passionate but cerebral. Humane but cruel. Impulsive but calculating. Generous but selfish. Humans. Altogether a contradictory and deeply flawed species.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-applegate/humans-violent-but-peace-loving-passionate-but-cerebral-humane-but/)

[katherine applegate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-applegate/)

> [“She got up and went to her tiny kitchen. On the way she turned on her radio. "You want something to eat?" she called…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-applegate/she-got-up-and-went-to-her-tiny-kitchen-on-the-way-she-turned-on-her/)

[Katherine Applegate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-applegate/)

> [A good zoo," Stella said, "is a large domain. A wild cage. A safe place to be. It has room to roam and humans…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-applegate/a-good-zoo-stella-said-is-a-large-domain-a-wild-cage-a-safe-place-to/)

[Katherine Applegate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-applegate/)

> [“In dreams you lose normal cause and effect. You jump around in time. This is reality. Jalil”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-applegate/in-dreams-you-lose-normal-cause-and-effect-you-jump-around-in-time/)

[Katherine Applegate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-applegate/)

> [“It's an alien toilet!" -Cassie”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-applegate/it-s-an-alien-toilet-cassie/)

[Katherine Applegate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-applegate/)

> [“Trees can’t tell jokes. But we can certainly tell stories. And if all you hear is the whisper of leaves, don’t worry. Most trees…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-applegate/trees-can-t-tell-jokes-but-we-can-certainly-tell-stories-and-if-all/)

[Katherine Applegate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-applegate/)

> [Her eyes hold the pale moon in them, the way a still pond holds stars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-applegate/her-eyes-hold-the-pale-moon-in-them-the-way-a-still-pond-holds-stars/)

[Katherine Applegate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-applegate/)

> [Memories are precious ... they help tell us who we are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-applegate/memories-are-precious-they-help-tell-us-who-we-are/)

[Katherine Applegate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-applegate/)

> [“She batted her eyelashes at me to show she was kidding. I love it when she does that.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-applegate/she-batted-her-eyelashes-at-me-to-show-she-was-kidding-i-love-it-when/)

[Katherine Applegate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-applegate/)

> [Anger is precious. A silverback uses anger to maintain order and warn his troops of danger. When my father beat his chest, it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-applegate/anger-is-precious-a-silverback-uses-anger-to-maintain-order-and-warn/)

[Katherine Applegate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-applegate/)

> [“But even I have enough sense to know the words “we have to win” are the first four steps on the road to hell.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-applegate/but-even-i-have-enough-sense-to-know-the-words-we-have-to-win-are-the/)

[Katherine Applegate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-applegate/)

> [“Ax swiveled his stalk eyes toward me. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-applegate/ax-swiveled-his-stalk-eyes-toward-me/)

[Katherine Applegate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-applegate/)

> [“I’d broken the rule because I wanted something. I wanted to matter. I wanted to do something meaningful before I died.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-applegate/i-d-broken-the-rule-because-i-wanted-something-i-wanted-to-matter-i/)

[Katherine Applegate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-applegate/)

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