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> [“It’s hard to be different,” Scarborough said. “And perhaps the best answer is not to tolerate differences, not even to accept them. But to celebrate them. Maybe then those who are different would feel more loved, and less, well, tolerated.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/it-s-hard-to-be-different-scarborough-said-and-perhaps-the-best/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

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## More by Bill Konigsberg

> [“I shivered. Careful, I told myself. You don't want to set yourself up for a fall. Be happy. Just not too happy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/i-shivered-careful-i-told-myself-you-don-t-want-to-set-yourself-up/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

> [“It’s hard when you open your heart and let someone in and then suddenly they’re not in it anymore. It doesn’t matter whose fault…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/it-s-hard-when-you-open-your-heart-and-let-someone-in-and-then/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

> [Wouldn't it be nice if we lived in a world where no one thought being gay was even something to ride someone about?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/wouldn-t-it-be-nice-if-we-lived-in-a-world-where-no-one-thought-being/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

> [The world needs people who are more comfortable standing still. We keep the earth on it axis when everybody else is bouncing around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/the-world-needs-people-who-are-more-comfortable-standing-still-we/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

> [“To agape,” we all echoed, raising our wineglasses and drinking to higher love.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/to-agape-we-all-echoed-raising-our-wineglasses-and-drinking-to-higher/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

> [“Then Albie reached into his pocket and pulled out one shiny Jonathan apple. “Hungry?” he asked us. “How’d you do that?” I asked, wondering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/then-albie-reached-into-his-pocket-and-pulled-out-one-shiny-jonathan/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

> [“I think some people are bi, definitely.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/i-think-some-people-are-bi-definitely/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

> [“When trust is violated, it's like you're left with an empty piggy bank. Building trust again, she said, is like putting big, fat nickels…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/when-trust-is-violated-it-s-like-you-re-left-with-an-empty-piggy-bank/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

> [“I had the strong sensation that I'd underestimated my parents and their devotion to me. Of course they'd be on my side, whether they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/i-had-the-strong-sensation-that-i-d-underestimated-my-parents-and/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

> [“Why can’t I just be bad?” I asked, figuring my mom would have no idea what I was talking about. “Well, that’s easy, sweetie.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/why-can-t-i-just-be-bad-i-asked-figuring-my-mom-would-have-no-idea/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

> [“We hugged, and my dad cried a little. I don't have a macho-type dad, who hunts and fishes and collects guns. He's sensitive and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/we-hugged-and-my-dad-cried-a-little-i-don-t-have-a-macho-type-dad-who/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

> [“A thought came to me. What do I think about the date with Rafe? Here I am thinking about what everyone else would think,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/a-thought-came-to-me-what-do-i-think-about-the-date-with-rafe-here-i/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

> [“was an amazing guy, really. Totally himself. Totally unapologetic about having all these different sides of his personality that didn’t quite mesh. He didn’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/was-an-amazing-guy-really-totally-himself-totally-unapologetic-about/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

> [I don't think about relatability (when writing), I think about the heart of the character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/i-don-t-think-about-relatability-when-writing-i-think-about-the-heart/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

> [“And during, I realized that the labels didn’t matter, because when two people feel that sort of pull toward each other, it just works,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/and-during-i-realized-that-the-labels-didn-t-matter-because-when-two/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

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