All Jerry Spinelli Quotes
- No one's hurt is too small, no worry too removed, no blessing so elusive that it cannot be seen by the eyes in the back… Blessing
- Did I ever tell you my pet peeve?' No,' I said. People who dress up their pets to look like Little Lord Fauntleroys or cowboys,… Ballerina
- If I get a new idea today—or any day—I won't run from it. I won't trash it. If it's something I really want to do—I'll… Any
- Because life doesn't always happen according to a timetable or calendar. And feelings can't be scheduled. According
- Cross the creek on the stepping stones of your failures. Creek
- Who are you?' I didn't understand the question. I'm Uri', he said. 'What's your name?' I gave him my name. 'Stopthief. Gave
- This was the ghetto: where children grow down instead of up. Children
- Everybody has an angel hiding inside. When you die, your angel comes out. You can die, but not your angel. Your angel never dies. Angel
- He tapped my chest. 'Happy is here.' He tapped his own chest. 'Here.' I looked down past my chin. 'Inside?' 'Inside.' It was getting crowded… Angel
- They don't live here. They live in Heaven.' Where's that?' I don't know,' I said. 'Enos says it's right here, on this side of the… America
- Hey, this is it—right now!—the time when you find out who you are and what you can do. And how will you ever know if… Ever Know
- She dreams a lot. She dreams of Ondines and falling maidens and houses burning in the night. But search her dreams all you like and… All
- One of the best things about life is friends. We all agree on that. And yet our shyness with strangers often prevents friendship from ever… Agree
- Amanda took the torn page from Maniac. To her, it was the broken wing of a bird, a pet out in the rain. Amanda
- Vowels were something else. He didn't like them and they didn't like him. There were only five of them, but they seemed to be everywhere.… Bumping
- It was the day of the worms. That first almost-warm, after-the-rainy-night day in April, when you bolt from your house to find yourself in a… April
- So," he said, "we ourselves will be the candle flames." He put his hands on his chest. "Feel your hearts, how warm they are. Candle
- Ironic," Betty Lou said at last. "The cereus insists on sunlight---that's why it must be at the end of the yard. And yet it saves… Betty
- It was different with you, Leo. In the eyes and ears of my heart, you and the magic are one and the same. Ears
- Life is populated with scarecrows—all those people and things that seem so scary and trouble our sleep. Isn't it nice to know that most of… All
- Who doesn't love a compliment? But every compliment comes with a warning: Beware—Do Not Overuse. Go ahead, sniff your compliment. Take a little sip. But… Abandoning
- Stargirl began to improvise. She flung her arms to a make-believe crowd like a celebrity on parade. She waggled her fingers at the stars. She… Action
- I'm that way, goofy as it sounds. Sometimes I don't want things to happen-I'm talking about good things, even wonderful things-because once they happen, I… All
- I feel like I'm playing chess underwater. The pieces keep floating away. I don't know where things are. I can't figure out tomorrow. Chess
- And smiles to go before I weep, And Smiles to go before I weep. Funny