Kids still can be said to live in their own little world. Even if their parents are helicoptering around them, assigning play… — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
“At this time in his life Zinkoff sees no difference between the stars in the sky and the stars in his mother's… — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
Of course, all of their words for a thousand years could not fill the hole left by his mother, but they could… — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
“Now," my mother sniffled, "WERE you abducted? Kidnapped?" "You mean did somebody snatch me?" "Yes. Well?" "Why would anybody wanna snatch ME?"… — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
“Early on, Zinkoff's mother impressed upon her son the etiquette of throwing up: That is, do not throw up at random, but… — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
“He still heard his mother's voice--"Davey"--rise like whisper-dust from unseen corners in the house, but it was no longer the only voice he heard.… — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
Nobody has the time, the time cannot be owned. The time is free to everyone — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
You’ll know her more by your questions than by her answers. Keep looking at her long enough. One day you might see someone you… — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
“When you're inside your own story, you don't see things like a reader. You don't see your life in tidy paragraphs and chapters.” — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
Nobody knows who said it first, but somebody must have: 'Kid's gotta be a maniac. — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
“But feelings, they don't care about telling. They just go right on, piling on top of one another like a big sandwich.” — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
“chewed time like a wad of bubble gum and stretched it across the darkness all the way to dawn, when the light at the… — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
“When the sun is a bike ride away, I will hear it. It will sound like wind in treetops. I will awaken.” — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
