117 Quotes by Joan Bauer

It was probably easier in the old days when the bad guys rode into town wearing black capes or whatever bad guys wore and the milk cows were ownded by honest people. Right off the bat, you’d know who you were dealing with. Now everybody dresses alike.

Sometimes just getting up in the morning and standing at the gate can bring the gate down.

When you can carry five full dinner platters on your left arm, you should be able to vote, even if you’re not eighteen.

If you can’t find an answer at the mall or the library, what does that say about the world?

Have you ever noticed that it takes a textbook dozens of pages to say what normal people can cover fast? Example: What was the full impact of World War II? Clear-cut teenage answer: we won.

Librarians understand about power – they know how to find anything.

Now I see that it isn’t the problems along the way that make us or break us. It’s how we learn to stand and face them that makes the difference.

You don’t need fancy things to feel good. You can hug a puppy. You can buy a can of paint and surround yourself with color. You can plant a flower and watch it grow. You can decide to trust people – the right people. You can decide to start over and let other people start over too” -Sugar Mae Cole.

My favorite star fact is: stars die but can keep on glowing. I like stubbornness in a star.