I feel really lucky to have read four breathtaking books recently. I've already put quotes up from two of them; here's the third.
Wonder- R J Palacio
The precept means that we should be remembered for the things we do. The things we do are the most important things of all. They are more important than what we say or what we look like. The things we do outlast our mortality. The things we do are like monuments that people build to honour heroes after they've died. They're like the pyramids that the Egyptians built to honour the pharaohs. Only instead of being made out of stone, they're made out of the memories people have of you. That's why your deeds are like your monuments. Built with memories instead of with stone.
This is the way it's always been for me, for the little universe of us. But this year there seems to be a shift in the cosmos. The galaxy is changing. Planets are falling our of alignment.
I wonder how many nights she's stood outside his door. And I wonder if she's ever stood outside my door like that.
I am cool beans.
I thought it would teach them a thing or two about empathy, and friendship, and loyalty. As it turns out, Jack Will didn't need to learn any of these virtues- he already had them in abundance.
She has so many things she could wish for I have no idea what she's thinking.
You're entitled, Olivia. You've dealt with a lot your whole life. Olivia reminds me of a bird sometimes, how her feathers get all ruffled when she's mad. And when she's fragile like this, she's a little lost bird, looking for its nest. So I give her my wing to hide under.
So doesn't that make the universe a giant lottery, then? You purchase a ticket when you're born. And it's all just random whether you get a good ticket or a bad ticket. It's all just luck.
No, no, it's not all random, if it really was all random, the universe would abandon us completely and the universe doesn't. It takes care of its most fragile creations in ways we can't see.
Feels guilty for being human over you.
Maybe it is a lottery, but the universe makes it all even out in the end. The universe takes care of all its birds.
Thank you,Auggie. For everything you've given us. For coming into our lives. For being you. You really are a wonder, Auggie. You are a wonder.
It's not enough to be friendly. You have to be a friend.
Everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once.
It's not enough to be friendly. You have to be a friend.
Everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once.