Now give me a kiss, say you love me and off you go." "Sure, Aunt Lu," I said, and I gave her the kiss she wanted. Then I ran out and caught my bus. I didn't say I loved her.… — Avi Copy Share
I don't like the idea of a book being a test or being used for a test. The way - in my opinion - to make good readers is to let kids choose their own books and not test them. — Avi Copy Share
“Something Zachariah told me filled my mind and excited my heart: "A Sailor," he said, "chooses the wind that takes the ship from a safe port…but winds have a mind of their own.” — Avi Copy Share
“Laurence, not sure what to do, remained standing below the steps. "And who is this?" Mrs Hamlyn asked. Patrick looked back. "His name is . . . Laurence, mistress." Mrs Hamlyn scrutinized the boy before her. "Where does he come from?" she said, finding him scrawny and dirty. "He came to America on the same ship we did." Mrs Hamlyn… — Avi Copy Share
I think you become a writer when you stop writing for yourself or your teachers and start thinking about readers. — Avi Copy Share
Now give me a kiss, say you love me and off you go." "Sure, Aunt Lu," I said, and I gave her the kiss she wanted. Then I ran out and caught my bus. I didn't say I loved her. I guess I did. But asking someone to say they love you--and she always asked--is like buying yourself a birthday… — Avi Copy Share
All I can think is that when you torment a person...the soul dies. When the soul dies, I suppose mercy dies, too. — Avi Copy Share Image
“The boys, hearing this declaration, allowed not the slightest hint that they had ever heard anything like it before.” — Avi Copy Share Image
Listen and watch the world around you. Don't be satisfied with answers others give you. — Avi Copy Share Image
