60 Quotes by R.J. Palacio

It’s kind of funny how parents actually end up forming the same little groups their kids form.

But the good thing about life is that we can fix our mistakes sometimes. We learn from them. We get better.

The only thing that I know that truly heals people is unconditional love.

The most important precept is to be aware of WHO WE ARE!“Who we are,” he said, underlining each word as he said it. “Who we are! Us! Right? What kind of people are we? What kind of person are you? Isn’t that the most important thing of all? Isn’t that the kind of question we should be asking ourselves all the time? “What kind of person am I?Learning who you are is what your are here to do.

surprise is one of those emotions that can be hard to fake, though, whether you're trying to look surprised when you're not or trying to not look surprised when you are.

Sometimes when I have the feeling like I’m almost crying, it can turn into an almost-laughing feeling.

Dad always managed to make everyone laugh. And sometimes that's all you need to feel better

You are my everything. You understand me, Via? Tu es meu tudo.” I understood her. And I knew why she said it was a secret. Grandmothers aren’t supposed to have favorites. Everyone knows that. But after she died, I held on to that secret and let it cover me like a blanket.

At first I thought he was laughing because his shoulders were shaking, but then he put his palms on his eyes and I realized he was crying. It was the quietest crying I've ever heard. Like a whisper. I was going to go over to him, but then I thought maybe he was whisper-crying because he didn't want me or anyone else to hear him.