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Jerry Spinelli Quotes

I’m that way, goofy as it sounds. Sometimes I don’t want things to happen-I’m talking about good things, even wonderful things-because once they happen, I can’t look forward to them anymore. But there’s an upside, too. Once a wonderful thing is over, I’m not all that sad because then I can start thinking about it, reliving and reliving it in the virtual world in my head Picture Quote #1

We live in a silent explosion, Everything is flying away from everything else... flying away... flying away Picture Quote #1

Letter from Mr. B: Why does a back scratch feel better coming from somebody else than if you do it yourself? Picture Quote #1

I’m Sorry are two of the most powerful words in our language, especially when they are not flipped blithely over the shoulder but spoken from the heart. They help restore order, balance, harmony. They reduce pain. They heal broken friendship. If they were medecine, they’d be called a miracle Picture Quote #1

When was the last time you used the words ‘teach me’? Maybe not since you started first grade? Here’s an irony about school: The daily grind of tests, homework, and pressures sometimes blunts rather than stimulates a thirst for knowledge Picture Quote #1

She’s alone, they kept telling themselves, and surely she danced in no one’s arms, yet somehow that seemed to matter less and less. As the night went on, and clarinet and coyote call mingled beyond the lantern light, the magic of their own powder-blue jackets and orchids seemed to fade, and it came to them in small sensations that they were more alone than she was Picture Quote #1

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I went to Gettysburg College, where the famous Civil War battle was fought. I majored in English. I would’ve liked to major in writing, but they didn’t offer a major in that Picture Quote #1

Even including myself, my favorite author is Eileen Spinelli, who I happen to live with. She’s a terrific writer and has written several of my all-time favorites Picture Quote #1

I love surprises! That’s what is great about reading. When you open a book, you never know what you’ll find Picture Quote #1

I was very naive, and I thought it was just a matter of writing my first book and sending it in, and for the rest of my life I would be writing books and collecting royalties. Nobody told me how hard it was going to be to get published Picture Quote #1

We were awash in tiny attentions. Small gestures, words, empathies thought to be extinct came to life... We discovered the color of each other’s eyes Picture Quote #1

I feel like I’m playing chess underwater. The pieces keep floating away. I don’t know where things are. I can’t figure out tomorrow Picture Quote #1

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If we are destined to be together again, be happy to know you’ll be getting the real me, not some blubbering half me Picture Quote #1

I did leave something behind with you: my heart. Of course, you didn’t know it at the time. Maybe I didn’t either. What have you done with my heart, Leo? Have you taken good care of it? Have you misplaced it? Picture Quote #1

Once, I was out of the house 93 days in a year. I was missing grandparents’ days at schools and kids’ birthdays and Valentine’s Day, not to mention the fact that when you’re on the road, you can’t get anything done. I had to learn to say ‘No,’ cut back on travel Picture Quote #1

In ‘Hokey Pokey,’ bikes are kind of more than bikes alone. They become mustangs; they become creatures that rip up the dust as they gallop across the Great Plains Picture Quote #1

If you start by hating one or two people, you won’t be able to stop. Pretty soon you’ll hate a hundred people Picture Quote #1

Best friends are always together, always whispering and laughing and running, always at each other’s house, having dinner, sleeping over. They are practically adopted by each other’s parents. You can’t pry them apart Picture Quote #1

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Kids still can be said to live in their own little world. Even if their parents are helicoptering around them, assigning play dates and so forth, I think they’re still living in some sense of their own little perceptual worlds Picture Quote #1

I became a children’s author by accident Picture Quote #1

I have a curious background for someone who turns out to be a writer Picture Quote #1

Usually it takes me about nine to 12 months to write a book Picture Quote #1

We long to be found, hoping our searchers have not given up and gone home Picture Quote #1

I seem to have a natural tendency to want to share my own observations and feelings with other people, and writing seems to be the way I’m best equipped to do that Picture Quote #1

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Kids still can be said to live in their own little world. Even if their parents are helicoptering around them, assigning play dates and so forth, I think they’re still living in some sense of their own little perceptual worlds Picture Quote #1

Each night I lie down in a graveyard of memories. Moonlight spins a shroud about me Picture Quote #1

The kids who leave their favorite authors behind do not in fact leave us utterly abandoned, but in due time drive children of their own to the bookstore and the post office Picture Quote #1

I grabbed her, right there outside the lunch room in the swarming mob. I didn’t care if others were watching. In fact, I hoped they were. I grabbed her and squeezed her. I had never been so happy and so proud in my life Picture Quote #1

The blanket was there, but it was the boy’s embrace that covered and warmed him Picture Quote #1

Every child’s bedroom is as important as a telescope orbiting the planet earth or a philosopher’s study Picture Quote #1

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I’m that way, goofy as it sounds. Sometimes I don’t want things to happen-I’m talking about good things, even wonderful things-because once they happen, I can’t look forward to them anymore. But there’s an upside, too. Once a wonderful thing is over, I’m not all that sad because then I can start thinking about it, reliving and reliving it in the virtual world in my head (Jerry Spinelli Quotes) We live in a silent explosion, Everything is flying away from everything else... flying away... flying away (Jerry Spinelli Quotes) Letter from Mr. B: Why does a back scratch feel better coming from somebody else than if you do it yourself? (Jerry Spinelli Quotes) I’m Sorry are two of the most powerful words in our language, especially when they are not flipped blithely over the shoulder but spoken from the heart. They help restore order, balance, harmony. They reduce pain. They heal broken friendship. If they were medecine, they’d be called a miracle (Jerry Spinelli Quotes) When was the last time you used the words ‘teach me’? Maybe not since you started first grade? Here’s an irony about school: The daily grind of tests, homework, and pressures sometimes blunts rather than stimulates a thirst for knowledge (Jerry Spinelli Quotes) She’s alone, they kept telling themselves, and surely she danced in no one’s arms, yet somehow that seemed to matter less and less. As the night went on, and clarinet and coyote call mingled beyond the lantern light, the magic of their own powder-blue jackets and orchids seemed to fade, and it came to them in small sensations that they were more alone than she was (Jerry Spinelli Quotes) I went to Gettysburg College, where the famous Civil War battle was fought. I majored in English. I would’ve liked to major in writing, but they didn’t offer a major in that (Jerry Spinelli Quotes) Even including myself, my favorite author is Eileen Spinelli, who I happen to live with. She’s a terrific writer and has written several of my all-time favorites. (Jerry Spinelli Quotes) I love surprises! That’s what is great about reading. When you open a book, you never know what you’ll find. (Jerry Spinelli Quotes) I was very naive, and I thought it was just a matter of writing my first book and sending it in, and for the rest of my life I would be writing books and collecting royalties. Nobody told me how hard it was going to be to get published. (Jerry Spinelli Quotes) We were awash in tiny attentions. Small gestures, words, empathies thought to be extinct came to life... We discovered the color of each other’s eyes. (Jerry Spinelli Quotes) I feel like I’m playing chess underwater. The pieces keep floating away. I don’t know where things are. I can’t figure out tomorrow. (Jerry Spinelli Quotes) If we are destined to be together again, be happy to know you’ll be getting the real me, not some blubbering half me. (Jerry Spinelli Quotes) I did leave something behind with you: my heart. Of course, you didn’t know it at the time. Maybe I didn’t either. What have you done with my heart, Leo? Have you taken good care of it? Have you misplaced it? (Jerry Spinelli Quotes) Once, I was out of the house 93 days in a year. I was missing grandparents’ days at schools and kids’ birthdays and Valentine’s Day, not to mention the fact that when you’re on the road, you can’t get anything done. I had to learn to say ‘No,’ cut back on travel. (Jerry Spinelli Quotes) In ‘Hokey Pokey,’ bikes are kind of more than bikes alone. They become mustangs; they become creatures that rip up the dust as they gallop across the Great Plains. (Jerry Spinelli Quotes) If you start by hating one or two people, you won’t be able to stop. Pretty soon you’ll hate a hundred people. (Jerry Spinelli Quotes) Best friends are always together, always whispering and laughing and running, always at each other’s house, having dinner, sleeping over. They are practically adopted by each other’s parents. You can’t pry them apart. (Jerry Spinelli Quotes) Kids still can be said to live in their own little world. Even if their parents are helicoptering around them, assigning play dates and so forth, I think they’re still living in some sense of their own little perceptual worlds. (Jerry Spinelli Quotes) I became a children’s author by accident (Jerry Spinelli Quotes) I have a curious background for someone who turns out to be a writer (Jerry Spinelli Quotes) Usually it takes me about nine to 12 months to write a book (Jerry Spinelli Quotes) We long to be found, hoping our searchers have not given up and gone home (Jerry Spinelli Quotes) I seem to have a natural tendency to want to share my own observations and feelings with other people, and writing seems to be the way I’m best equipped to do that (Jerry Spinelli Quotes) Kids still can be said to live in their own little world. Even if their parents are helicoptering around them, assigning play dates and so forth, I think they’re still living in some sense of their own little perceptual worlds (Jerry Spinelli Quotes) Each night I lie down in a graveyard of memories. Moonlight spins a shroud about me (Jerry Spinelli Quotes) The kids who leave their favorite authors behind do not in fact leave us utterly abandoned, but in due time drive children of their own to the bookstore and the post office (Jerry Spinelli Quotes) I grabbed her, right there outside the lunch room in the swarming mob. I didn’t care if others were watching. In fact, I hoped they were. I grabbed her and squeezed her. I had never been so happy and so proud in my life (Jerry Spinelli Quotes) The blanket was there, but it was the boy’s embrace that covered and warmed him (Jerry Spinelli Quotes) Every child’s bedroom is as important as a telescope orbiting the planet earth or a philosopher’s study (Jerry Spinelli Quotes)

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