Louis Sachar Quotes

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• I'm not stupid. I know everybody thinks I am. I just don't like answering their questions.
• You're responsible for yourself. You messed up your life, and it's up to you to fix it. No one else is going to do it…
• I never think of an entire book at once. I always just start with a very small idea. In 'Holes,' I just began with the…
• Whenever you give someone a present or sing a holiday song, you're helping Santa Claus. To me, that's what Christmas is all about. Helping Santa…
• Not everyone is as nice as us.
• What amazes me is that most days feel useless. I don't seem to accomplish anything-just a few pages, most of which don't seem very good.…
• But I'm taking small steps 'Cause I don't know where I'm going I'm taking small steps And I don't know what to say. Small steps,…
• It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward.
• If only, if only," the woodpecker sighs, "The bark on the tree was as soft as the skies." While the wolf waits below, hungry and…
• I'm not saying it's going to be easy. Nothing in life is easy. But that's no reason to give up. You'll be surprised what you…
• You need a reason to be sad. You don't need a reason to be happy.
• The best morals kids get from any book is just the capacity to empathize with other people, to care about the characters and their feelings.…
• Give me a dollar or I'll spit on you.
• You can't let anybody else tell you what your choices are. Sometimes they won't give you the right choice.
• But don't forget who you really are. And I'm not talking about your so-called real name. All names are made up by someone else, even…
• Life is like crossing a river. If you take a huge step-aim for too bigger dreams-then the current will knock you off your feet and…
• Rattlesnakes would be a lot more dangerous if they didn't have the rattle.
• It was all because of his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing great-great-grandfather!
• The bark on the tree was just a little softer.
• If only, if only, the moon speaks no reply; Reflecting the sun and all that's gone by. Be strong my weary wolf, turn around boldly.…

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