All Jerry Spinelli Quotes
- You haven't lived until you've basked in the adoration of people. Adoration
- She might be pointing to a doorway, or a person, or the sky. But such things were so common to my eyes, so undistinguished, that… Common
- In that moonlit hour, I acquired a sense of the otherness of things. I liked the feeling the moonlight gave me, as if it wasn't… Acquired
- She was elusive. She was today. She was tomorrow. She was the faintest scent of a cactus flower, the flitting shadow of an elf owl.… Board
- The blanket was there, but it was the boy's embrace that covered and warmed him. Blanket
- Every child's bedroom is as important as a telescope orbiting the planet earth or a philosopher's study. Bedroom
- Heart and head are contrary historians. Contrary
- Every name is real. That's the nature of names. Every Name
- Home is everything you can walk to. Home
- Star people are rare. Inspirational
- Friendship isn't always sunnyside up. Friendship
- You’ll know her more by your questions than by her answers. Keep looking at her long enough. One day you might see someone you know. Answers
- I faced the gaudy sunflower on her canvas bag -- it looked hand-painted and at last my eyes fell into hers. I said, 'Thanks for… Bag
- To a person who expects every desert to be barren sand dunes, the Sonoran must come as a surprise. Not only are there no dunes,… Barren
- The desert seems to be a brown wasteland of dry, prickly scrub whose only purpose is to serve as a setting for the majestic saguaros.… Barrel
- The earth is speaking to us, but we can't hear because of all the racket our senses are making. Sometimes we need to erase them,… All
- When a stargirl cries, she sheds not tears but light. Cries
- if you learn to hate one or two persons... you'll soon hate millions of people. Hate
- It’s really hard to do nothing totally. Even just sitting here, like this, our bodies are churning, our minds are chattering. There’s a whole commotion… Bodies
- Nobody knows who said it first, but somebody must have: 'Kid's gotta be a maniac. Firsts
- Be very, very careful not to let the facts get mixed up with the truth. Careful
- I think of the flower in the bud: huddled, compressed, dark. Yet somehow it feels the night, knows moon from sun. It waits...waits. Bud
- Live today like there's no tomorrow! Inspirational
- This was the start of a period that blurs as I try to recall it. Incidents seem to cascade and merge. Events become feelings, fellings… Become Events
- She was bendable light: she shone around every corner of my day. Around Every