R. J. Palacio Quotes
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Who we are? Us!Right? What kind of people are we? What kind of person are you? Isn't that the most important thing of all? Isn't that the kind of question we shloud be asking ourselves all the time? 'What kind of person am I?
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Sometimes you don't have to mean to hurt someone to hurt someone.
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Here’s what I think: the only reason I’m not ordinary is that no one else sees me that way.
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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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I eat like a tortoise eats, if you've ever seen a tortoise eating. Like some prehistoric swamp thing.
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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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Just follow the day and reach for the sun!