11 Quotes by Peg Kehret

Alice's voice rang out confidently from the back of the room. "Silent night, holy night. All is calm, all is bright..." Her rendition was flawless: clear, true notes strung together in a necklace of sound, a gift for everyone in the room to wear.

Books had taught me new ideas and had shown me ways of life that I would not have known about otherwise, and they offered a refuge when, like now, real life seemed too hard.

...now that I had finally confronted him, he had lost his power over me.

It was the best grilled cheese sandwich I'd ever had—golden brown with a buttery taste, and the cheese all melted and gooey and oozing out the edges.

Fear that comes from personal experience is far more real than fear based on someone else’s ordeal.

I wasn’t inspired so much by a person as by reading many good books. I loved to write and I wondered if I might be able to write material that others would enjoy reading.

I had longed to come home but now that I was there, it wasn’t much fun. Home wasn’t the same if I couldn’t sleep in my own bedroom or use the bathroom by myself. I felt like a stranger in those familiar rooms.

No matter how sad you feel, plan something special that you want to do each day, even if it’s only taking a bubble bath or watching a movie. Set a date to visit a friend, or order a book you want to read from the library. Always have something to look forward to.

It made a good daydream, but I’ve learned that if you want dreams to come true, you have to take action.