Quotes by R. J. Palacio

R. J. Palacio

A big sister who cries over being human over you. A gravelly voiced kid who’s friends left him over you. And a pink-haired girl who keeps your picture in her wallet.

Big Sister

Girl

Kids

Don’t be friends with jerks.

Jerk

Here’s what I think: the only reason I’m not ordinary is that no one else sees me that way.

Ordinary

Thinking

Way

I actually like how doctors talk. I like the sound of science. I like how words you don’t understand explain things you can’t understand.

Doctors

Sound

Wonder

I eat like a tortoise eats, if you’ve ever seen a tortoise eating. Like some prehistoric swamp thing.

Eating

Swamps

Tortoises

I wish everyday could be Halloween. We could all wear masks all the time. Then we could walk around and get to know each other before we got to see what we looked like under the masks.

Everyday

Halloween

Wish

I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse.

Looks

Thinking

If every person in this room made it a rule that wherever you are, whenever you can, you will try to act a little kinder than is necessary – the world really would be a better place. And if you do this, if you act just a little kinder than is necessary, someone else, somewhere, someday, may recognize in you, in every single one of you, the face of God.

Trying

World

Would Be

Just follow the day and reach for the sun!

Sun

Kinder than is necessary. Because it’s not enough to be kind. One should be kinder than needed.

Be Kind

Enough

Wonder

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Big Sister

Bird

Children

Conflict

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Doe

Eating

Egyptian Pyramids

Enough

Everyday

Get Better

Giants

Girl

Halloween

Hero

Inspiring Love

Jerk

Kids

Life Is Good

Looks

Love Yourself

Memories

Middle

Mistake

Mouths

One Mistake

Ordinary

People

School

Sound

Sun

Swamps

Thinking

Tortoises

Trying

Watches

Way

Wish

Wonder

World

Would Be

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Quotes by R. J. Palacio

R. J. Palacio

A big sister who cries over being human over you. A gravelly voiced kid who’s friends left him over you. And a pink-haired girl who keeps your picture in her wallet.

Don’t be friends with jerks.

Here’s what I think: the only reason I’m not ordinary is that no one else sees me that way.

I actually like how doctors talk. I like the sound of science. I like how words you don’t understand explain things you can’t understand.

I eat like a tortoise eats, if you’ve ever seen a tortoise eating. Like some prehistoric swamp thing.

I wish everyday could be Halloween. We could all wear masks all the time. Then we could walk around and get to know each other before we got to see what we looked like under the masks.

I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse.

Just follow the day and reach for the sun!

Kinder than is necessary. Because it’s not enough to be kind. One should be kinder than needed.

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