--- title: "114 Louis Sachar Quotes - Famous Writer (Holes)" description: "Louis Sachar quotes explore humor, creativity, and quirky observations." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-louis-sachar-61439.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-louis-sachar-61439.jpg) # Louis Sachar (1954) Writer United States **114** quotes in **618** categories A conversation about potato salad shows how everyday moments can turn into funny back‑and‑forth. Sachar also muses on how a book and a play feel like separate things, and he notes odd details like rattlesnakes needing a rattle. The quotes mix humor with curious observations. Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Louis Sachar is a writer from the United States, best known for *Holes*. ## Quick Facts About Louis Sachar Born March 20, 1954 Nationality United States Profession Writer Notable works Holes Known for Wayside School is Falling Down, book, Sideway Stories from Wayside School ## About Louis Sachar Louis Sachar is an American author best known for the Wayside School series and his novel Holes. ## Awards & Honors Q140277674 National Book Award Newbery Medal Q12371750 Zilveren Zoen Schneider Family Book Award Premio Bernard Versele ## Quotes by Louis Sachar > [You have only one life, make the most of it](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/you-have-only-one-life-make-the-most-of-it/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22a/louis-sachar-4066_life_you-have-only-one-life-make-the-most-of_231355.jpg) > [Not everyone is as nice as us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/not-everyone-is-as-nice-as-us/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Funny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/funny/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61e/louis-sachar-4066_funny_not-everyone-is-as-nice-as-us-1644314_1644314.jpg) > [“Need help new member”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/need-help-new-member/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Help](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/help/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43f/louis-sachar-4066_help_need-help-new-member-2800828_2800828.jpg) > [“Nothing in life is easy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/nothing-in-life-is-easy/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/976/louis-sachar-4066_easy_nothing-in-life-is-easy-2402305_2402305.jpg) > [“Friends always break even.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/friends-always-break-even/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/999/louis-sachar-4066_break_friends-always-break-even-127989_127989.jpg) > [“You're not completely worthless.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/you-re-not-completely-worthless/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/630/louis-sachar-4066_quote_you-re-not-completely-worthless-1967383_1967383.jpg) > [“Special Today: Mushroom Surprise He”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/special-today-mushroom-surprise-he/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/744/louis-sachar-4066_mushroom_special-today-mushroom-surprise-he-18438_184386.jpg) > [You make the decision: Whom did God punish?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/you-make-the-decision-whom-did-god-punish/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Decision](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decision/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/327/louis-sachar-4066_decision_you-make-the-decision-whom-did-god-punis_49000.jpg) > [You need a reason to be sad. You don't need a reason to be happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/you-need-a-reason-to-be-sad-you-don-t-need-a-reason-to-be-happy/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Happiness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/happiness/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cff/louis-sachar-4066_happiness_you-need-a-reason-to-be-sad-you-don-t-ne_1368217.jpg) > [The impossible is more believable than the highly improbable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/the-impossible-is-more-believable-than-the-highly-improbable/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c58/louis-sachar-4066_impossible_the-impossible-is-more-believable-than-t_1084934.jpg) > [Each beat told him he was still alive, at least for one more second.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/each-beat-told-him-he-was-still-alive-at-least-for-one-more-second/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Alive](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alive/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a77/louis-sachar-4066_alive_each-beat-told-him-he-was-still-alive-at_2379894.jpg) > [“Wayside School is falling down,                       my”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/wayside-school-is-falling-down-my/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb0/louis-sachar-4066_fall_wayside-school-is-falling-down-my-306183_3061834.jpg) > [“Sometimes people can learn a lot about each other just by sitting in silence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/sometimes-people-can-learn-a-lot-about-each-other-just-by-sitting-in/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Silence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/silence/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27b/louis-sachar-4066_silence_sometimes-people-can-learn-a-lot-about-e_2096648.jpg) > [Rattlesnakes would be a lot more dangerous if they didn't have the rattle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/rattlesnakes-would-be-a-lot-more-dangerous-if-they-didn-t-have-the/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f02/louis-sachar-4066_dangerous_rattlesnakes-would-be-a-lot-more-dangero_44878.jpg) > [“It's funny how a person can be right all the time and still be wrong.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/it-s-funny-how-a-person-can-be-right-all-the-time-and-still-be-wrong/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Funny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/funny/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2dc/louis-sachar-4066_funny_it-s-funny-how-a-person-can-be-right-all_835339.jpg) > [The time you quit learning is the time to quit playing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/the-time-you-quit-learning-is-the-time-to-quit-playing/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Education](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/education/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/073/louis-sachar-4066_education_the-time-you-quit-learning-is-the-time-t_1318135.jpg) > [I think of a book and a play, or a book and a movie, as two separate things - I don't think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/i-think-of-a-book-and-a-play-or-a-book-and-a-movie-as-two-separate/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/984/louis-sachar-4066_book_i-think-of-a-book-and-a-play-or-a-book-a_11928.jpg) > [“Stanley took a shower—if you could call it that, ate dinner—if you could call it that, and went to bed—if you could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/stanley-took-a-shower-if-you-could-call-it-that-ate-dinner-if-you/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28c/louis-sachar-4066_quote_stanley-took-a-shower-if-you-could-call_1496269.jpg) > [School just speeds things up... Without school it might take 70 years before you wake up and are able to count.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/school-just-speeds-things-up-without-school-it-might-take-70-years/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e7/louis-sachar-4066_able_school-just-speeds-things-up-without-sch_2523511.jpg) > [“Where are we supposed to go to the bathroom?” he asked Magnet. Magnet gestured with his arms to the great expanse around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/where-are-we-supposed-to-go-to-the-bathroom-he-asked-magnet-magnet/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Magnet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/magnet/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ab/louis-sachar-4066_quote_where-are-we-supposed-to-go-to-the-bathr_1064247.jpg) > [With 'Holes' I was troubled that there weren't very many female characters. I tried to put them in where I could. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/with-holes-i-was-troubled-that-there-weren-t-very-many-female/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Characters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/characters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/948/louis-sachar-4066_characters_with-holes-i-was-troubled-that-there-wer_465446.jpg) > [He could hardly lift his spoon during breakfast, and then he was out on the lake, his spoon soon replaced by a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/he-could-hardly-lift-his-spoon-during-breakfast-and-then-he-was-out/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af5/louis-sachar-4066_breakfast_he-could-hardly-lift-his-spoon-during-br_1890698.jpg) > [When anything bad happens to me or someone I know, I always know who to blame. My no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/when-anything-bad-happens-to-me-or-someone-i-know-i-always-know-who/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/824/louis-sachar-4066_blame_when-anything-bad-happens-to-me-or-someo_412353.jpg) > [Part of me becomes the characters I'm writing about. I think readers feel like they are there, the way I am, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/part-of-me-becomes-the-characters-i-m-writing-about-i-think-readers/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d6/louis-sachar-4066_about_part-of-me-becomes-the-characters-i-m-wr_936708.jpg) > [I never think of an entire book at once. I always just start with a very small idea. In 'Holes,' I just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/i-never-think-of-an-entire-book-at-once-i-always-just-start-with-a/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/264/louis-sachar-4066_book_i-never-think-of-an-entire-book-at-once_635314.jpg) > [I actually started an adult book, worked on it for about two years, and then decided it just wasn't coming together for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/i-actually-started-an-adult-book-worked-on-it-for-about-two-years-and/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b9/louis-sachar-4066_about_i-actually-started-an-adult-book-worked_2470275.jpg) > [Not counting 'Small Steps,' I think 'Holes' is my best book, in terms of plot, and setting, and the way the story…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/not-counting-small-steps-i-think-holes-is-my-best-book-in-terms-of/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/907/louis-sachar-4066_before_not-counting-small-steps-i-think-holes-i_628976.jpg) > [I think what makes good children's books is putting the same care and effort into it as if I was writing for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/i-think-what-makes-good-children-s-books-is-putting-the-same-care-and/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76e/louis-sachar-4066_adult_i-think-what-makes-good-children-s-books_2672242.jpg) > [There was something special about being in a strange place, all alone in a mass of people even if you had just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/there-was-something-special-about-being-in-a-strange-place-all-alone/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [All alone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/all-alone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/035/louis-sachar-4066_all-alone_there-was-something-special-about-being_1432025.jpg) > [If only, if only," the woodpecker sighs, "The bark on the tree was as soft as the skies." While the wolf waits…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/if-only-if-only-the-woodpecker-sighs-the-bark-on-the-tree-was-as-soft/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/365/louis-sachar-4066_bark_if-only-if-only-the-woodpecker-sighs-the_2380227.jpg) > [I hope I remember everything," said Toni. "You won't," said Trapp. "That's how you learn. But after you make the same mistake…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/i-hope-i-remember-everything-said-toni-you-won-t-said-trapp-that-s/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Failure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/failure/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/605/louis-sachar-4066_failure_i-hope-i-remember-everything-said-toni-y_2566156.jpg) > [“If only, if only, the woodpecker sighs, The bark on the tree was just a little bit softer. While the wolf waits…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/if-only-if-only-the-woodpecker-sighs-the-bark-on-the-tree-was-just-a/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1b/louis-sachar-4066_cries_if-only-if-only-the-woodpecker-sighs-the_101142.jpg) > [“And I can get my own phone," said Leslie, "with unlimited text messaging!" "And I can get my car fixed," I said.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/and-i-can-get-my-own-phone-said-leslie-with-unlimited-text-messaging/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b0/louis-sachar-4066_hot-tub_and-i-can-get-my-own-phone-said-leslie-w_1917769.jpg) > [“What scared Stanley the most about dying wasn't his actual death. He figured he could handle the pain. It wouldn't be much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/what-scared-stanley-the-most-about-dying-wasn-t-his-actual-death-he/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a2/louis-sachar-4066_death_what-scared-stanley-the-most-about-dying_1465941.jpg) > [“He brought his tray to the table. Behind him, a boy from one of the other tents said, “Hey, what happened to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/he-brought-his-tray-to-the-table-behind-him-a-boy-from-one-of-the/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e74/louis-sachar-4066_quote_he-brought-his-tray-to-the-table-behind_1436749.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/but-don-t-forget-who-you-really-are-and-i-m-not-talking-about-your-so/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/309/louis-sachar-4066_bed_but-don-t-forget-who-you-really-are-and_187686.jpg) > [“How’d you like to take a ride on my new boat this Saturday?” he asked her one evening after class. “No, thank…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/how-d-you-like-to-take-a-ride-on-my-new-boat-this-saturday-he-asked/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/585/louis-sachar-4066_gaze_how-d-you-like-to-take-a-ride-on-my-new_2379534.jpg) > [“It's a lost and lonely kind of feeling, To wake up wearing a disguise. I lie in bed staring at the ceiling,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/it-s-a-lost-and-lonely-kind-of-feeling-to-wake-up-wearing-a-disguise/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/222/louis-sachar-4066_day-to-day_it-s-a-lost-and-lonely-kind-of-feeling-t_888747.jpg) > [“He sat at his desk – last seat, last row – and looked at the chart on the wall next to him.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/he-sat-at-his-desk-last-seat-last-row-and-looked-at-the-chart-on-the/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Children 's books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children-s-books/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae3/louis-sachar-4066_behavior-chart_he-sat-at-his-desk-last-seat-last-row-an_1507461.jpg) > [“He didn’t have any friends at home. He was overweight and the kids at his middle school often teased him about his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sachar/he-didn-t-have-any-friends-at-home-he-was-overweight-and-the-kids-at/) [Louis Sachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/) [Friendship](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/friendship/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8e/louis-sachar-4066_friendship_he-didn-t-have-any-friends-at-home-he-wa_83255.jpg) ## Louis Sachar by topic [Books (17)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/louis-sachar/) [Book (14)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/louis-sachar/) [Life (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/louis-sachar/) [Writing (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/louis-sachar/) [Writer (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writer/louis-sachar/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sachar/#itemlist", "name": "Louis Sachar Quotes", 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If I softly sigh, Look me in the eye And let me know I'm real… Then we'll take small steps, 'Cause we won't know where we're going. We'll take small steps, And we'll have too much to say. Small steps, Hand in hand we'll walk together, And maybe we'll discover A clue along the way… Small steps, 'Cause I don't know where I'm goin'. Small steps, I just take it day to day. 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