01Undated-"Do people look the same when they get to heaven?"-"I don't know. I don't think so."-"Then how do people recognize each other?"-"I don't know, sweetie."She sounded tired."They just feel it.You don't need your eyes to love,right? You just feel it inside you. That's how it is in heaven. It's just love, and no one forgets who they love.R.J. Palacio / quote ↗
03UndatedBut the good thing about life is that we can fix our mistakes sometimes. We learn from them. We get better.R.J. Palacio / quote ↗
04UndatedI thought it would teach them a thing or two about empathy, and friendship, and loyalty. As it turns out, Jack Will didn't need to learn any of these virtues- he already had them in abundance.R.J. Palacio / quote ↗
06UndatedMaybe it is a lottery, but the universe makes it all even out in the end. The universe takes care of its birds.R.J. Palacio / quote ↗
07UndatedI wish every day could be Halloween. We could all wear masks all the time. Then we could walk around and get to know each other before we got to see what we looked like under the masks" - Wonder - this is absolutely beautifulR.J. Palacio / quote ↗
09UndatedOne of the reasons I grew my hair long last year was that I like how my bangs cover my eyes: it helps me block out the things I don't want to see."-August thinkingR.J. Palacio / quote ↗
10UndatedAnd I wondered how it would feel to be in Heaven and not have my face matter anymore. Just like how it never, ever mattered to Daisy.R.J. Palacio / quote ↗
11UndatedSo I just went over and sat with him. Not a biggie. I wish people would stop trying to turn it into something more. He's just a kid. The weirdest-looking kid I've ever seen, yes. But just a kid.R.J. Palacio / quote ↗
