30 Quotes by Deborah Wiles

I’m a goner, a kid who stays up half the night trying to figure out the horror of the world and trying to survive it.

The secret to not being afraid is to understand what scares you.

Baseball is an art! A drama! A ballet without music! Let us give it a Greek chorus!

Uncle Edisto always said, “Every ending is a new beginning.

You served,” said Mama quietly. “You did what needed to be done. That’s what it means, Comfort. You did the right thing even when, somewhere deep inside you, you didn’t want to. Because you knew, somewhere even deeper, that it was the right thing to do. And... by doing the right thing, you saved yourself as well.

A real friend sees past the trouble and into your heart.

Sometimes you just need a book near you and you can’t explain why.

Sometimes it’s best to do what feels safe, and sometimes it’s better to do what you know is right, even though the cost may be high.

Never talk back to a teacher. Teachers are like God. Actually, teachers are God’s boss.