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21 " How else can hopes go but up? "
― Cynthia Lord , Rules
22 " Sometimes I wish someone would invent a pill so David’d wake up one morning without autism, like someone waking from a long coma, and he’d say, “Jeez, Catherine, where have I been? "
23 " At some point, you just have to choose. And then be brave enough to stand up to the people who think you made the wrong choice. "
― Cynthia Lord , Half a Chance
24 " It's hard to think of anything being gone forever. Most things that go come back again, even if they're a little different when they return. But not always, and when something has gone forever, it can hurt so much you start wondering if it would've been easier if you'd never had it at all. "
25 " Not everything worth keeping needs to be useful "
26 " Jason tilts his head toward me, his hand moving slyly across his book. Stupid. Speech. Woman. "
― Cynthia Lord
27 " (I)t's just as important to show the hard things in the world as it is to show the beautiful ones. Even in the midst of horrible things, there are little bits of wonder, and all of it's true. "
28 " Maybe it's kinder not to remember, because you don't have to grieve. "
29 " Good-bye isn't the worst thing in the world. Sometimes it's simply time to go. "
30 " Good things matter, even when they don't last forever. "
31 " Looking closer can make something beautiful. "
32 " It must take some courage to fly, to trust the wind to hold you as it lifts you away from all you've ever known. To know inside that you're heading where you're meant to go—even if you've never been there before. And that 'I hope so' will be enough to get you there. "
33 " Giving up and letting go are too very different things, Lily. Giving up is admitting you're beat and walking away. Letting go means you're setting something free. You're releasing something that's been keeping you stuck. That takes faith and more than a little courage" -Pepere "
― Cynthia Lord , A Handful of Stars
34 " I was feeling a bit scared, and I realized something. To do brave things, you don't have to be hugely brave. You only have to be a little bit braver than you are scared." -Lily "
35 " Maybe when we see things all the time, we stop really looking at them. And it takes an artist, someone who can look past the ordinariness, to remind us how special they really are" -Lily "
36 " Touch blue and your wish will come true. "
37 " Cathrine pretty today. I nod, yes it's a very pretty day. Jason touches my arm. Cathrine pretty. "
38 " When you say something stupid, gloss over it with superfast talking and maybe no one’ll notice. "
39 " Sometimes people don’t answer because they didn’t hear you. Other times it’s because they don’t want to hear you. "
40 " Fifth graders are independent, have a great sense of humor, and are wonderful problem solvers. They are compassionate and care deeply about things. "
― Cynthia Lord , Because of the Rabbit