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> [“But I figured out after a while that I couldn't spend my life punishing everyone who deserved to be punished." "So you just forgive them?" Diana said. He shrugged. "I guess so. Not because they deserve to be forgiven. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-applegate/but-i-figured-out-after-a-while-that-i-couldn-t-spend-my-life/)

[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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