86 Quotes by Sharon M. Draper

“Vorrei essere come gli altri ragazzi”.“Quindi vorresti essere meschina, falsa e ottusa?”[...]“No. Vorrei essere normale.”“Essere normali è uno schifo!” è sbottata.

Thoughts need words. Words need a voice.

What’s right isn’t always popular, and whats popular isn’t always right.

She talked to me like I was just like any other student, not a kid in a wheelchair.

A couple of weeks later my dad and I were in the car and we passed by a McDonald’s. I screeched and kicked and pointed like Godzilla was coming down the street. Dad must have thought I was nuts. Finally, he said, “Would you like to stop and get a Big Mac and a shake for dinner tonight as a treat?

I learned to dream through reading, learned to create dreams through writing, and learned to develop dreamers through teaching. I shall always be a dreamer.

But Penny was born perfect and copper-bright, just like her name. From the minute she came home from the hospital, she was a really happy baby. Mom truly did carry a little bundle of joy into the house. But.

But I’ll always love you, and I’ll always miss you and I’ll never forget that It’s okay to put dragons in the jungle and tears on a tiger.

Go ahead and cry, Andy. Don’t be afraid of those tears. Sometimes they help to wash the soul clean.