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> [I still think about the letter you asked me to write. It nags at me, even though you're gone and there's no one to give it to anymore. Sometimes I work on it in my head, trying to map out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-stead/i-still-think-about-the-letter-you-asked-me-to-write-it-nags-at-me/)

[Rebecca Stead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-stead/)

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## More by Rebecca Stead

> [“We have lunch at ten-forty-five,” Colin said. A stupidly early lunch. At our school, the older you get, the stupider your lunch period.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-stead/we-have-lunch-at-ten-forty-five-colin-said-a-stupidly-early-lunch-at/)

[Rebecca Stead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-stead/)

> [I feel lucky that I read so many books as a kid because I know that no matter how much I appreciate a book…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-stead/i-feel-lucky-that-i-read-so-many-books-as-a-kid-because-i-know-that/)

[Rebecca Stead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-stead/)

> [For me one of the most important things is not feeling like you have to protect yourself if you're with a real friend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-stead/for-me-one-of-the-most-important-things-is-not-feeling-like-you-have/)

[Rebecca Stead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-stead/)

> [I don't know. I just feel stuck, like I'm afraid to take any steps, in case they're the wrong ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-stead/i-don-t-know-i-just-feel-stuck-like-i-m-afraid-to-take-any-steps-in/)

[Rebecca Stead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-stead/)

> [She's called the secretary, but as far as I can tell she basically runs the school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-stead/she-s-called-the-secretary-but-as-far-as-i-can-tell-she-basically/)

[Rebecca Stead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-stead/)

> [“What's the burn scale?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-stead/what-s-the-burn-scale/)

[Rebecca Stead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-stead/)

> [Pajamas are good for the soul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-stead/pajamas-are-good-for-the-soul/)

[Rebecca Stead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-stead/)

> [When you trust your readers, you're hoping they will see what you see. Not every book is for every person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-stead/when-you-trust-your-readers-you-re-hoping-they-will-see-what-you-see/)

[Rebecca Stead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-stead/)

> [“It was hard to imagine him sneaking around and leaving a rose on anyone's doormat, but I guess boys will surprise you sometimes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-stead/it-was-hard-to-imagine-him-sneaking-around-and-leaving-a-rose-on/)

[Rebecca Stead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-stead/)

> [Life is really just a bunch of nows, one after the other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-stead/life-is-really-just-a-bunch-of-nows-one-after-the-other/)

[Rebecca Stead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-stead/)

> [Many of the books on my list are, in my opinion, amazing. Some I didn't like. But I give them all five stars, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-stead/many-of-the-books-on-my-list-are-in-my-opinion-amazing-some-i-didn-t/)

[Rebecca Stead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-stead/)

> [“Dad is looking at the bookshelves, deep in thought, deciding which book should go where. Once, Mom came home from work and discovered that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-stead/dad-is-looking-at-the-bookshelves-deep-in-thought-deciding-which-book/)

[Rebecca Stead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-stead/)

> [Well, it's simple to love someone," she said. "But it's hard to know when you need to say it out loud.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-stead/well-it-s-simple-to-love-someone-she-said-but-it-s-hard-to-know-when/)

[Rebecca Stead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-stead/)

> [“Trying to forget really doesn't work. In fact, it's pretty much the same as remembering.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-stead/trying-to-forget-really-doesn-t-work-in-fact-it-s-pretty-much-the/)

[Rebecca Stead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-stead/)

> [If I'm afraid of someone on the street, I'll turn to him (it's always a boy) and say, "Excuse me, do you happen to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-stead/if-i-m-afraid-of-someone-on-the-street-i-ll-turn-to-him-it-s-always-a/)

[Rebecca Stead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-stead/)

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