James Howe

“Who do you see when you think of you? Are you an outsider, Cool, distant, angry, swimming against the current, or are…

— James Howe

“The future is a trickster rabbit, full of surprises. Only the past is predictable.”

— James Howe

So does being cool mean you get to go around calling other people names?

— James Howe

“I am who I say I am, I'm not some fantasy of how you think you think you know or who I…

— James Howe

And that's an even greater love: to love somebody when he's a little...worn at the edges. —Teddy Bear

— James Howe

Crying can help, too. People are often afraid to cry because they are told that crying is for babies. Crying does not…

— James Howe

This business of really knowing people, deep down, including your own self, it is not something you can learn in school or…

— James Howe

I hated that the soldier doll had my name. I mean, please. I didn't play with him much. He was another Christmas…

— James Howe

“At this point, Chester started to bathe his tail, which is a cat's way of changing a subject he finds uncomfortable.”

— James Howe

“Harold: "It so happens I was discussing great works of literature with Toby." Chester: "Since when is a Twinkies wrapper considered a…

— James Howe

“Harold (about max): he looks kinda like a football couch Chester (sarcastically): Yay team rah rah. if he says anything athletic i'll…

— James Howe

Life is short and there will always be dirty dishes, so let's dance.

— James Howe

“This business of really knowing people, deep down, including your own self, it is not something you can learn in school or…

— James Howe

Sticks and stones may break our bones, but names will break our spirit.

— James Howe

Sometimes I wish I were a character in a book and there was a writer out there giving me things to say.

— James Howe

Banning books is just another form of bullying. It's all about fear and an assumption of power. The key is to address…

— James Howe

“(which is ridiculous even to imagine, since those trapeze acts all have names like The Flying Fedoras, and mine would be called…

— James Howe

We all start out thinking that there is such a thing as perfection and that there's something wrong with us if we…

— James Howe

“It doesn't matter how many times I've been called a name, it still hurts - and it still always comes as such…

— James Howe

[Button] If Gay and Lesbian people are given civil rights, soon everyone will want them

— James Howe

“What's wrong with being out there, out there like a star shining in the night when that's the only way the star…

— James Howe

Sometimes kids just act impulsively, but it's because we have strong feelings, not because we're trying to make trouble.

— James Howe

“Who do you see when you look at them? You know the ones I mean: the others, the olders, the youngers, the…

— James Howe

“Some days I want to put my head in the sand. There's too much pain out there, there's too much that scares…

— James Howe

Dear Skeezie, Today I ran after a boy as he was trying to get away. I tackled him and we both landed…

— James Howe