76 Quotes by Rodman Philbrick

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    The only real treasure is in your head. Memories are better than diamonds and nobody can steal them from you.

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    I believe that we have the ability to change our lives using our imaginations. Imagination is a muscle – the more you use it, the stronger it gets.

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    Matter of fact, I watch tons of tube, but I also read tons of books so I can figure out what’s true and what’s fake, which isn’t always easy. Books are like truth serum – if you don’t read, you can’t figure out what’s real.

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    I wrote Freak the Mighty because Max, the mighty half of Freak the Mighty, insisted and he’s bigger than I am.

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    Do not despair, my friend. Today is theirs, but the future is ours.

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    I never had a brain until Freak came along and let me borrow his for awhile, and that’s the truth, the whole truth. The unvanquished truth, is how Freak would say it, and for a long time it was him who did the talking.

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    I think in some way it’s like that for all of us, living with the ghosts of things that used to be, or never were. We’re all of us haunted by yesterday, and we got no choice but to keep marching into our tomorrows.

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    I’m thinking maybe letting the latches burn is the right idea. Let everything burn until there’s nothing left but ashes and cool rain.

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