19 Quotes by Kathryn Erskine

I know, I say, after he says, This is hard, for the third time. This is what happens when you have a TRM, I tell him. You make a mess. It’s okay. You just have to try harder next time. I am trying hard, Dad says. I know. You get a sticker. Thank you. Okay. You get another sticker for being polite.

I don’t like the word soon because you don’t know when it’s going to sneak up on you and turn into NOW. Or maybe it’ll be the kind of soon that never happens.

I feel like Snow White because now I have a bunch of little dwarf friends who love me. I may not know how Scout’s overalls feel but I think I know how Snow White’s Shoes feel because now I know why Snow White was happy.

You have to try even if it’s hard and you think you can never do it and you just want to scream and hide.

I wish people would follow the Facial Expressions Chart like they’re supposed to.

Even though I didn’t think I’d like empathy it kind of creeps up on you and makes you feel all warm and glowy inside. I don’t think I want to go back to life without empathy.

Blurring is good for the things you don’t want to see but it doesn’t work so well for the stuff you actually have to Deal With.

The bird will be trying to fly but never getting anywhere. Just floating and falling. Floating and falling.

I think about what Devon would say. You have to Work At It Dad. You have to try even if it’s hard and you think you can never do it and you just want to scream and hide and shake your hands over and over and over.