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Garvey's Choice QUOTES

Garvey's Choice QUOTES

1 " Round still, but that's fine.
Feeling good outside and in.
Maybe I'm not thin,
but skinny isn't perfect.
The perfect size is happy. "

― Nikki Grimes , Garvey's Choice

2 " Stories are breadcrumbs.
Just follow the trail of books
and you will find me
lost among the galaxies
of scorched stars and ships to Mars. "

― Nikki Grimes , Garvey's Choice

3 " Is there more to me?
Sure. Kids yell 'albino boy.'
I don't turn around.
Choose the name you answer to.
No one can do that but you. "

― Nikki Grimes , Garvey's Choice

4 " How good is different? I search stories for someone who resembles me. If it weren't for books and Joe, "different" would just be lonely. "

― Nikki Grimes , Garvey's Choice

5 " I do like Manny,
crank up the inside volume,
listen to my dreams
as I walk through the school halls,
I choose what words to let in. "

― Nikki Grimes , Garvey's Choice

6 " The perfect size is happy" -Garvey "

― Nikki Grimes , Garvey's Choice

7 " Why let Angela call me something that I’m not? Or let her tease me? Bad enough the kids at school kick my heart around "

― Nikki Grimes , Garvey's Choice

8 " Stories are breadcrumbs
"Just follow the trail of books
and you will find me
lost among galaxies
of scorched stars and ships to Mars."
-Garvey "

― Nikki Grimes , Garvey's Choice

9 " Do friends make better mirrors? "

― Nikki Grimes , Garvey's Choice

10 " For now, I strap on chapter four of Mars Rescue, study the console, then ease back on the throttle for a smooth flight through star fields. "

― Nikki Grimes , Garvey's Choice

11 " Maybe I’m not thin, but skinny isn’t perfect. The perfect size is happy. "

― Nikki Grimes , Garvey's Choice