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> [“He put his hand in his pocket and found the porte-bonheur, still warm. He looked back at the pier. The one-eyed cat waited. All at once, Henri Beauchamp spun on his heels and stretched his arms wide to the morning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathi-appelt/he-put-his-hand-in-his-pocket-and-found-the-porte-bonheur-still-warm/)

[Kathi Appelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathi-appelt/)

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## More by Kathi Appelt

> [Humans are designed to be with other humans, even those with mixed blood. They need each other's laughter. They require each other's sorrows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathi-appelt/humans-are-designed-to-be-with-other-humans-even-those-with-mixed/)

[Kathi Appelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathi-appelt/)

> [“There's something to be said for visibility, something about being easier to love.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathi-appelt/there-s-something-to-be-said-for-visibility-something-about-being/)

[Kathi Appelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathi-appelt/)

> [Resounding…with wit, courage, and compassion. Skinny will speak to everyone who has ever felt invisible or unlovable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathi-appelt/resounding-with-wit-courage-and-compassion-skinny-will-speak-to/)

[Kathi Appelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathi-appelt/)

> [Nosotros somos paisanos. We are fellow countrymen. We come from the same soil.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathi-appelt/nosotros-somos-paisanos-we-are-fellow-countrymen-we-come-from-the/)

[Kathi Appelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathi-appelt/)

> [“He put his hand in his pocket and found the porte-bonheur, still warm. He looked back at the pier. The one-eyed cat waited. All…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathi-appelt/he-put-his-hand-in-his-pocket-and-found-the-porte-bonheur-still-warm/)

[Kathi Appelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathi-appelt/)

> [It's a soft-sounding word, 'never,' but its velvety timbre can't hide its sharp edges...Never pressed down on him. It grabbed him by the neck…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathi-appelt/it-s-a-soft-sounding-word-never-but-its-velvety-timbre-can-t-hide-its/)

[Kathi Appelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathi-appelt/)

> [“Tennessee. Now there's a name for you. His mama named him that on account of their last name being so regular. 'With a plain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathi-appelt/tennessee-now-there-s-a-name-for-you-his-mama-named-him-that-on/)

[Kathi Appelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathi-appelt/)

> [Paper Covers Rock is dazzling in its intensity and intelligence, spell-binding in its terrible beauty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathi-appelt/paper-covers-rock-is-dazzling-in-its-intensity-and-intelligence-spell/)

[Kathi Appelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathi-appelt/)

> [Memory is a slippery thing. When something terrible happens to you, like the loss of someone you love...memory can turn into a soft blanket…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathi-appelt/memory-is-a-slippery-thing-when-something-terrible-happens-to-you/)

[Kathi Appelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathi-appelt/)

> [(He) had not realized how much he needed this sweet, friendly sound. How much he needed someone to settle in next to him. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathi-appelt/he-had-not-realized-how-much-he-needed-this-sweet-friendly-sound-how/)

[Kathi Appelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathi-appelt/)

> [“Oh, I woke up on this bayou, Got a chain around my heart. Yes, I'm sitting on this bayou, Got a chain tied 'round…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathi-appelt/oh-i-woke-up-on-this-bayou-got-a-chain-around-my-heart-yes-i-m/)

[Kathi Appelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathi-appelt/)

> [They say that lightning never strikes in the same place twice, but the same is not true for courage. As it turns out, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathi-appelt/they-say-that-lightning-never-strikes-in-the-same-place-twice-but-the/)

[Kathi Appelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathi-appelt/)

> [Like the sweet moon keeps the sky Like the wind goin' whooshing by When those ol' sunbeams break the day I will keep you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathi-appelt/like-the-sweet-moon-keeps-the-sky-like-the-wind-goin-whooshing-by/)

[Kathi Appelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathi-appelt/)

> [Purring is not so different from praying. To a tree, a cat's purr is one of the purest of all prayers, for in it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathi-appelt/purring-is-not-so-different-from-praying-to-a-tree-a-cat-s-purr-is/)

[Kathi Appelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathi-appelt/)

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