James Howe Quotes

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• Sticks and stones may break our bones, but names will break our spirit.
• When you're living through it, though, especially when you are twelve and you think the whole world is changing until you realize it isn't the…
• The point is that something I thought was perfect has been broken, and I'm having to find the beauty in what is there instead of…
• Sometimes I wish I were a character in a book and there was a writer out there giving me things to say.
• We all start out thinking that there is such a thing as perfection and that there's something wrong with us if we settle for less.…
• Crying can help, too. People are often afraid to cry because they are told that crying is for babies. Crying does not make you a…
• So, this is a rabbit, I thought. He sort of looks like Chester, only he's got longer ears and a shorter tail. And a motor…
• The future is a trickster rabbit, full of surprises. Only the past is predictable. -Bobby Goodspeed
• This business of really knowing people, deep down, including your own self, it is not something you can learn in school or from a book.…
• Sometimes kids just act impulsively, but it's because we have strong feelings, not because we're trying to make trouble.
• Another thing I think about names is that they DO hurt. They hurt because we believe them. We think they are telling us something true…
• The way I look at it, love does not necessarily make for a happy ending any more than winning does. What makes for a happy…
• There's no such thing as a wasted wish.
• A day can start out ordinary and end up being in the top ten. —Joe Bunch
• I never thought I could write this much and now that it's coming to an end, I feel sad that I have to stop, sort…
• 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…
• And that's an even greater love: to love somebody when he's a little...worn at the edges. —Teddy Bear
• Life is short and there will always be dirty dishes, so let's dance.
• Dear Skeezie, Today I ran after a boy as he was trying to get away. I tackled him and we both landed in the mud.…
• Another Thing I'm Sick of Hearing: If I started that gay rights group, I must be gay. So if i start an animal rights group,…

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