R. J. Palacio Quotes
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There are always going to be jerks in the world . . . [but] there are more good people on this earth than bad people, and the good people watch out for each other and take care of each other.
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The best way to measure how much you've grown isn't by inches or the number of laps you can now run around the track or even your grade point average - though those things are important, to be sure. It's what you've done with your time, how you've chosen to spend your days, and whom you have touched this year. That, to me, is the greatest measure of success.
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Whenever there is a conflict between being right and being kind, if possible, choose being kind.
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Kinder than is necessary. Because it's not enough to be kind. One should be kinder than needed.
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Sometimes you don't have to mean to hurt someone to hurt someone.
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I eat like a tortoise eats, if you've ever seen a tortoise eating. Like some prehistoric swamp thing.
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Just follow the day and reach for the sun!