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101 " How could a man with so much heart die from a heart attack? "
― Joan Bauer , Peeled
102 " Divorce casts so many shadows. "
― Joan Bauer , Stand Tall
103 " Was it alright?""It was fine.""What aspect of the definition of fine was it?""We had a decent time."I've been to Walgreens and had a decent time. "
― Joan Bauer , Hope Was Here
104 " Ellie: "You could lie to me. You could tell me to be encouraged, that good will triumph over evil."Richard: "Good will triumph over evil."Ellie: "Liar. "
― Joan Bauer , Squashed
105 " i hate leaving places i love i was never at one place long. am i selfish? "
― Joan Bauer
106 " I've got my Replogle globe, because you've got to keep a world view, you can't just live like you're the only person on the planet who matters "
107 " I held it over my heart. Mrs. Worth smiled. "That's where a book should be carried. "
― Joan Bauer , Close to Famous
108 " You don't understand how much light you've got until the lights go out "
109 " You don't need fancy things to feel good. You can hug a puppy. You can buy a can of paint and surround yourself with color. You can plant a flower and watch it grow. You can decide to trust people - the right people. You can decide to start over and let other people start over too" -Sugar Mae Cole "
― Joan Bauer , Almost Home
110 " But through it all I held Mrs. Pettibone's words in my heart-the ones she spoke to me after the funeral when she took my hand, looked into my face and said, "You've got your father's eyes. "
111 " Mountains draw you to a deeper place in yourself "
112 " I regarded the pumpkin thief's worst nightmare: splotchy coat, tattered ears, sleeping death rattle. "He gums robbers to death?" I asked. "What if they bring biscuits? "
113 " Elden started toward me, "I think that's enough!"The man I almost knocked down bolted from his chair and shouted, "Let her speak!"Yield, rat boy! "
― Joan Bauer , Rules of the Road (Rules of the Road, #1)
114 " Huevos up. Swing up to the window, swing back to Al B. Hall, who says, "Bless you," and would I get him a bottle of Satan's Red-Hot Revenge for the eggs?Sure thing, Pastor. "
115 " Addie always keeps her promises. That's why my mother gave me to her. "
116 " Parents just concentrate on the thing that drives them nuts and all the other good stuff you do goes out the window. "
― Joan Bauer , Sticks
117 " now i believe that the way to anyone's heart is through their stomach, and, my boy, i'm here to tell you, we ware in the heart business. we're going to reach deep past the menu and into the emotional power of food because a person comes back to a restaurant again and again for one reason only - to fee their soul. "
118 " You can’t be with someone else effectively, unless you can stand to be alone with yourself," he declared. "Being part of a couple isn’t the final answer. It can’t define who you are. "
― Joan Bauer , Thwonk
119 " If you stick that anger behind you, one day you're going to turn around and find it's gone. "
120 " You know what we learned from living under the rule of Communism?""No.""We learned to get mad. "