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Louis Sachar QUOTES

Louis Sachar QUOTES

1 " I'm not saying it's going to be easy. Nothing in life is easy. But that's no reason to give up. You'll be surprised what you can accomplish if you set your mind to it. After all, you only have one life, so you should try to make the most of it. "

― Louis Sachar

2 " What amazes me is that most days feel useless. I don't seem to accomplish anything-just a few pages, most of which don't seem very good. Yet, when I put all those wasted days together, I somehow end up with a book of which I'm very proud. "

― Louis Sachar

3 " The best morals kids get from any book is just the capacity to empathize with other people, to care about the characters and their feelings. So you don't have to write a preachy book to do that. You just have to make it a fun book with characters they care about, and they will become better people as a result. "

― Louis Sachar

4 " The bark on the tree was just a little softer. "

― Louis Sachar , Holes (Holes, #1)

5 " A lot of people don't believe in curses.
A lot of people don't believe in yellow-spotted lizards either, but if one bites you, it doesn't make a difference whether you believe in it or not. "

― Louis Sachar , Holes (Holes, #1)

6 " He understood it when other kids were mean to him. It didn't bother him. He simply hated them. As long as he hated them, it didn't matter what they thought of him. "

― Louis Sachar , There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

7 " Life is like crossing a river. If you take a huge step-aim for too bigger dreams-then the current will knock you off your feet and carry you away.
The way to do it is small steps, you will take hold of life. You will get there in the end. "

― Louis Sachar

8 " It's funny how a person can be right all the time and still be wrong. "

― Louis Sachar , Sideways Stories from Wayside School (Wayside School #1)

9 " It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward. "

― Louis Sachar

10 " If only, if only, the moon speaks no reply;
Reflecting the sun and all that's gone by.
Be strong my weary wolf, turn around boldly.
Fly high, my baby bird,
My angel, my only "

― Louis Sachar , Holes (Holes, #1)

11 " If only, if only, the woodpecker sighs,
The bark on the tree was just a little bit softer.
While the wolf waits below, hungry and lonely,
He cries to the moo-oo-oon, If only, if only. "

― Louis Sachar , Holes (Holes, #1)

12 " It's a lost and lonely kind of feeling,
To wake up wearing a disguise.
I lie in bed staring at the ceiling,
I don't know who I am
There's little that I can
Fully recognize....

But I'm taking small steps,
'Cause I don't know where I'm going.
I'm taking small steps
And I don't know what to say.
Small steps,
Trying to pull myself together,
And maybe I'll discover
A clue along the way....

Just to make it through the day and not to get hurt,
Seems about the best that I can hope.
Like coffee stains splattered on your sweatshirt
There isn't any pattern.
Everything's uncertain.
It's difficult to cope....

But I'm taking small steps,
'Cause I don't know where I'm going.
I'm taking small steps,
And I've forgotten how to play.
Small steps,
Trying to pull myself together,
And maybe I'll discover,
A clue along the way....

And if someday my small steps bring me near you,
Please don't rush to tell me all you feel.
You don't have to speak for me to hear you.
If I softly sigh,
Look me in the eye
And let me know I'm real....

Then we'll take small steps,
'Cause we won't know where we're going.
We'll take small steps,
And we'll have too much to say.
Small steps,
Hand in hand we'll walk together,
And maybe we'll discover
A clue along the way....

Small steps,
'Cause I don't know where I'm goin'.
Small steps,
I just take it day to day.
Small steps,
Somehow get myself together,
Then maybe I'll discover
Who I am on the way.... "

― Louis Sachar , Small Steps (Holes, #2)

13 " You need a reason to be sad. You don't need a reason to be happy. "

― Louis Sachar , Sideways Stories from Wayside School (Wayside School #1)

14 " It was all because of his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing great-great-grandfather! "

― Louis Sachar , Holes (Holes, #1)

15 " Rattlesnakes would be a lot more dangerous if they didn't have the rattle. "

― Louis Sachar , Holes (Holes, #1)

16 " But don't forget who you really are. And I'm not talking about your so-called real name. All names are made up by someone else, even the one your parents gave you. You know who you really are. When you're alone at night, looking up at the stars, or maybe lying in your bed in total darkness, you know that nameless person inside you...Your muscles will toughen. So will your heart and soul. That's necessary for survival. But don't lose touch with that person deep inside you, or else you won't really have survived at all. "

― Louis Sachar , Stanley Yelnats' Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake (Holes, #1.5)

17 " There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. "

― Louis Sachar , Holes (Holes, #1)

18 " When you spend your whole life living in a hole, the only way you can go is up. (Zero/Hector Zeroni) "

― Louis Sachar , Holes (Holes, #1)

19 " You have only one life, make the most of it "

― Louis Sachar , Holes (Holes, #1)

20 " You make the decision: Whom did God punish? "

― Louis Sachar , Holes (Holes, #1)