18 Quotes by Donna Jo Napoli

Learning is not the accumulation of knowledge, but rather, one thing only: understanding

Or, in truth, eventually, though I still noticed, the callouses on my spirit prevented wounds (p.75).

Every story began with the same claim: "If you hear the first part, you'll want to hear the second. If you hear the story today, you'll come back tomorrow for another. If you hear the story tonight, you'll think about it as you sleep.

And oh I want so much to sing, I tell myself no. But it is so hard to keep from singing.

If you fall into water, you may still be saved. But if you fall down in literary matters, there is no life left for you.

Secrets could never be rushed. They had to come of their own accord, on their own schedule. That way ,when they came , the offered themselves as a gift.

A young man who had watched her eating with her fingers offered a set of chopsticks- those sticks for eating that had become so popular. He looked at her suggestively. Instead of blushing, she accepted the chopsticks boldly and continued to walk on, using them to eat noodle and vegetable dishes.

I believe we have breaks because we need them. So my suggestion is that you take the break. Eat chocolate.

Learning is not the accumulation of knowledge, but rather, one thing only: understanding.