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61 " I love how Albert can’t choose one character while Oliver wants to write about everyone. "
― Lynda Mullaly Hunt , Fish in a Tree
62 " When I was younger, I loved math. Everything about math. But in school, math now has letters. Like what does x equal? There are also long stories with characters, and although the story is supposed to end with some number, all the words block my path to getting there. "
63 " Only an uncouth person would wear snail snot- Albert "
― Lynda Mullaly Hunt
64 " If. I. Were. Aquaman. I. Would. Summon. The piranhas. To take you away. You could be their queen. "
65 " Things worth having are worth working for. "
66 " I have both too many words and not enough. He nods slowly. “Well,” he says. “I’m glad you’re not invisible, Ally. Because this class wouldn’t be the same without you.” I don’t believe him, but it makes me happy he said it. I realize looking at him that, all this time, I haven’t been looking teachers in the face. I’ve been staring into their stomachs while "
67 " sit at my desk and they tell me the things that are wrong "
68 " they tell me the things that are wrong "
69 " Be yourself. Be who you are. "
70 " I love eggs. Scrambled eggs. Fried eggs. Poached on toast, and boiled eggs. I love peeling the shell off of a boiled egg, don't you. I even like egg salad, which my brother won't eat even if someone holds him down... "
71 " You made a mistake. Everyone does. Just do your best to make it right, that’s all. The words ‘I’m sorry’ are powerful ones. "
72 " ..what really gets me is that in order for Mr. Daniels to come up with this plan, he must have thought of me outside of school -- when he didn't have to think of me. I bet other teachers have never let me sit in their head one second longer than they need to. "
73 " Reading for me is like when I drop something and my fingers scramble to catch it and just when I think I’ve got it, I don’t. If trying to read helped, I’d be a genius. "
74 " After they leave, I look at the three of us and think about how there are three primary colors. Yellow, blue, and red. Those three colors create every other color ever. "
75 " Everyone is smart in different ways. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life thinking that it’s stupid.’” I "
76 " What do you like, then?” “Buffalo wings,” I say. He laughs a little. “What do you like about school?” “Leaving.” He "
77 " But it turns out . . . I can stop myself. If I stop to think. Feeling mad doesn’t mean I can’t control what I do. I used to use being angry like it was an excuse. Like it wasn’t my fault. But I can stop myself. And it feels good. "
― Lynda Mullaly Hunt , Shouting at the Rain
78 " We all make them, and the best we can do is try to make it right. And you have. So enough of this, okay? "
79 " A lady talks about what a visionary Noah Webster was to create the first American spellers and dictionaries. Before that, people used to just make up spellings—there were no right or wrong ways to spell. "
80 " You made a mistake .Everyone does. Just do your best to make it right , that's all. The words "I'm sorry "are powerful ones. "