All Gary D. Schmidt Quotes
- Mr. Powell raised an eyebrow. 'I'm a librarian,' he said. 'I always know what I'm talking about. Always Know
- I love the sound of a brand-new bottle of coke when you pry the lid off and it starts to fizz. Whenever I hear that… All
- And it really doesn't matter if we're under our desks with our hands over our heads or not, does it? No, said Mrs. Baker. It… Arrows
- Learn everything you can - everything. And then use all that you have learned to grow up too be a wise and good man. All
- ...and she ran out of the diesel combustion and right to me and we held each other and we were not empty at all. "Holling,"… Afraid
- Did you find yourself?" "What?" said my sister. "Did you find yourself?" "She found me," I said. Find
- A comedy isn't about being funny," said Mrs. Baker. "We talked about this before." "A comedy is about character who dare to know that they… All
- I think he became a man who brought peace and wisdom to hi world, because he knew about war and folly. I think that he… Became
- Talk is only silence that ain't workin' well. Inspirational
- A southwest blow on ye and blister you all o'er!' 'The red plague rid you!' 'Toads, beetles, bats, light on you!' 'As wicked dew as… All
- Whatever it means to be a friend, taking a black eye for someone has to be in it. Black
- OKAY. So I was going to the library every Saturday. So what? So what? It's not like I was reading books or anything. Book
- Mrs. Daugherty was keeping my bowl of cream of wheat hot, and she had a special treat with it, she said. It was bananas. In… Bananas
- You know, there are good reasons to learn how to read. Poetry isn't one of them. I mean, so what if two roads go two… All
- It means, Doug Swieteck, that in this class, you are not your brother. Brother
- A comedy isn’t about being funny...a comedy is about characters who dare to know that they may choose a happy ending after all. All
- There's no pleasure in getting to be an old coot unless you have some fun along the way. Along
- She came over and looked at the picture. Then she took my hand. You know what that feels like? Like what the astronauts will feel… Astronaut
- So you just went in and told him to give you two Cokes and he gave them to you?" "No, I didn't just go in… Asked
- You know, when someone has been crying, something gets left in the air. It's not something you can see or smell, or feel. Or draw.… Air