“I do not like to dwell on the past. Life is ahead of us. If we spend too much time looking backward,… — R.J. Palacio Copy Share Image
“She had only hesitated for a millionth of a second, but I could tell the moment she saw me. Like I said… — R.J. Palacio Copy Share Image
“Life is ahead of us. If we spend too much time looking backward, we can’t see where we are going!” — R.J. Palacio Copy Share Image
“He cleared his throat and read from the book: “ ‘It was at moments such as these that Joseph recognized the face of… — R.J. Palacio Copy Share Image
“What I want you, my students, to take away from your middle-school experience,” he continued, “is the sure knowledge that, in the… — R.J. Palacio Copy Share Image
“By the way, I love your precept. I agree, sometimes it’s good to start over. A fresh start gives us the chance… — R.J. Palacio Copy Share Image
“is that we can fix our mistakes sometimes. We learn from them. We get better. I never made a mistake like the… — R.J. Palacio Copy Share Image
“Auggie, Mom’s taken her to the vet like three times in the last two months. She’s been throwing up left and right.… — R.J. Palacio Copy Share Image
“...but what I want you, my students, to take away from your middle-school experience," he continued, "is the sure knowledge that, in… — R.J. Palacio Copy Share Image
“It's what you've done with your time, how you've chosen to spend your days, and whom you've touched this year. That, to… — R.J. Palacio Copy Share Image
“I think there should be a rule that everyone should get a standing ovation at least once in their lives because they overcometh the… — R.J. Palacio Copy Share Image
“And being at school was awful in the beginning. Every new class I had was like a new chance for kids to “not stare”… — R.J. Palacio Copy Share Image
“That’s when I saw Daisy sitting near my bed. I mean, I knew it wasn’t Daisy, but for a second I saw a shadow… — R.J. Palacio Copy Share Image
“Funny how sometimes you worry a lot about something and it turns out to be nothing.” — R.J. Palacio Copy Share Image
“The first look I got of August, well, it made me want to cover my eyes and run away screaming.” — R.J. Palacio Copy Share Image
“Or, what does a poor man have, a rich man need, and you would die if you ate it?” — R.J. Palacio Copy Share Image
“Sometimes when I have the feeling like I’m almost crying, it can turn into an almost-laughing feeling.” — R.J. Palacio Copy Share Image
“My name is August, by the way. I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse.” — R.J. Palacio Copy Share Image
