You know, Joey, the medication has helped settle you down, but you have been a good kid all along. You are naturally good. I hope you know that about yourself. You have a good heart. — Jack Gantos Copy Share Image
It wasn't that I hated being asked a bunch of questions. I had nothing against questions. I just didn't like listening to them, because… — Jack Gantos Copy Share
“School was finally out and I was standing on a picnic table in our backyard getting ready for a great summer vacation when my… — Jack Gantos Copy Share
Don't ever forget your history," she sang, "or any wicked soul can lie to you and get away with it. — Jack Gantos Copy Share
“My youthful dream of becoming a writer has been realized. I am so pleased I did not let my young self down.” — Jack Gantos Copy Share
“Money is just a way of measuring work, but you don’t need money if everyone agrees that trading one kind of work for another… — Jack Gantos Copy Share
You know, Joey, the medication has helped settle you down, but you have been a good kid all along. You are naturally good. I… — Jack Gantos Copy Share
“Not romantic," she disagreed. "To me it would be romantic if Antony properly fell on his sword and kicked the bucket and Cleopatra escaped… — Jack Gantos Copy Share
When Patti Fox broke up with me, I typed her name over a thousand times on my manual Olivetti until the entire page was… — Jack Gantos Copy Share
“chair wouldn’t rock. So I heaved myself from side to side. It still didn’t move. I gripped the arms and jerked myself around and… — Jack Gantos Copy Share
“Granny was right,' I said. 'When you forgive someone it does make you stronger. It makes your heart bigger than your hate.” — Jack Gantos Copy Share
If you have an orderly mind, you'll be a winner no matter where you end up. If your mind is a jumble of junk,… — Jack Gantos Copy Share
“You’re a fast learner,” she remarked. “You’ve gone from slowpoke to safety hazard in one day.” — Jack Gantos Copy Share
It's like when you read a book and you know that the words are important, but the images blossoming in your imagination are even… — Jack Gantos Copy Share
