Sticks and stones may break our bones, but names will break our spirit. — James Howe Copy Share Image
“Who do you see when you think of you? Are you an outsider, Cool, distant, angry, swimming against the current, or are you in the flow? When they tell you, This is who you are, do you say yes or no? Who do you see when you look beyond the skin and the surface, when you drift to sleep, when… — James Howe Copy Share
“The future is a trickster rabbit, full of surprises. Only the past is predictable.” — James Howe Copy Share Image
So does being cool mean you get to go around calling other people names? — James Howe Copy Share Image
“I am who I say I am, I'm not some fantasy of how you think you think you know or who I ought to be. I am a girl who is growing up in my own sweet time, I am a girl who knows enough to know this life is mine. I am this and I am that and I… — James Howe Copy Share
And that's an even greater love: to love somebody when he's a little...worn at the edges. —Teddy Bear — James Howe Copy Share Image
Crying can help, too. People are often afraid to cry because they are told that crying is for babies. Crying does not make you… — James Howe Copy Share Image
This business of really knowing people, deep down, including your own self, it is not something you can learn in school or from a… — James Howe Copy Share Image
I hated that the soldier doll had my name. I mean, please. I didn't play with him much. He was another Christmas present from my clueless grandparents. One time when they were visiting, my grandpa asked me if G.I. Joe had been in any wars lately. I said, "No, but he and Ken got married last week." Every Christmas since… — James Howe Copy Share
“At this point, Chester started to bathe his tail, which is a cat's way of changing a subject he finds uncomfortable.” — James Howe Copy Share Image
“Harold: "It so happens I was discussing great works of literature with Toby." Chester: "Since when is a Twinkies wrapper considered a great work… — James Howe Copy Share Image
“Harold (about max): he looks kinda like a football couch Chester (sarcastically): Yay team rah rah. if he says anything athletic i'll scream max:… — James Howe Copy Share Image
