Quotes by R.J. Palacio

...we should be remembered for the things we do. The things we do are the most important things of all. They are more important than what we say or what we look like. The things we do outlast our mortality. The things we do are like monuments that people build to honour heroes after theyve died. Theyre like the pyramids that the Egyptians built to honour the Pharaohs. Only instead of being made out of stone, theyre made out of the memories people have of you. Thats why your deeds are like your monuments. Built with memories instead of with stone.

No, no, its not all random, if it was really random, the universe would abandon us completely, and the universe doesnt. It takes care of its most fragile creations in ways we cant see.

So doesnt that make the universe a giant lottery, then? You purchase a ticket when youre born. And its all just random whether you get a good ticket or a bad ticket. Its all just luck.

olivia reminds me of a bird sometimes, how her feathers get all ruffled when shes mad. and when shes fragile like this, shes a little lost bird looking for its nest.

-Do people look the same when they get to heaven?-I dont know. I dont think so.-Then how do people recognize each other?-I dont know, sweetie.She sounded tired.They just feel it.You dont need your eyes to love,right? You just feel it inside you. Thats how it is in heaven. Its just love, and no one forgets who they love.

Do people look the same when they get to heaven?I dont know. I dont think so.Then how do people recognize each other?I dont know, sweetie.She sounded tired.They just feel it.You dont need your eyes to love,right? You just feel it inside you. Thats how it is in heaven. Its just love, and no one forgets who they love.

its better to know some question than all answers -James Thurber

But the good thing about life is that we can fix our mistakes sometimes. We learn from them. We get better.

I thought it would teach them a thing or two about empathy, and friendship, and loyalty. As it turns out, Jack Will didnt need to learn any of these virtues- he already had them in abundance.

Sometimes its good to start over

Maybe it is a lottery, but the universe makes it all even out in the end. The universe takes care of its birds.

sometimes i think my head is so big because its full of dreams

One of the reasons I grew my hair long last year was that I like how my bangs cover my eyes: it helps me block out the things I dont want to see.-August thinking

And I wondered how it would feel to be in Heaven and not have my face matter anymore. Just like how it never, ever mattered to Daisy.

So I just went over and sat with him. Not a biggie. I wish people would stop trying to turn it into something more. Hes just a kid. The weirdest-looking kid Ive ever seen, yes. But just a kid.

“I actually like how doctors talk. I like the sound of science. I like how words you dont understand explain things you cant understand.”