155 Quotes by Katherine Applegate

Anger is precious. A silverback uses anger to maintain order and warn his troops of danger. When my father beat his chest, it was to say, Beware, listen, I am in charge. I am angry to protect you, because that is what I was born to do. Here in my domain there is no one to protect.

Making others feel safe is a fine way to spend your days.

But hunger, like food, comes in many shapes and colors.

I think that in many ways, just as forgiveness is impossible without love, sometimes love requires forgiveness for it to work, too.

Old age,” she says, “is a powerful disguise.

I soon learned that humans can screech even louder than monkeys.

Humans waste words. They toss them like banana peels and leave them to rot. Everyone knows the peels are the best part.

Humans. Rats have bigger hearts. Roaches have kinder souls. Flies have-.

You can’t have real pain without real love. You can’t feel grief and loss and hurt without real love. Love is the only way you can ever be really hurt deep down.