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Rebecca Stead Quotes

There was a boy in my building who was my best friend when I was growing up. There was also a mysterious person on my corner who we called the Laughing Man Picture Quote #1

...if you smile for no reason at all you will actually start to feel happy Picture Quote #1

We’re allowed as adults to create a life that we like. Kids don’t have that freedom Picture Quote #1

My kids really like food, and they like to cook, so it’s a lot of fun to shop with them Picture Quote #1

Many of the books on my list are, in my opinion, amazing. Some I didn’t like. But I give them all five stars, because stars make people - including me -- happy Picture Quote #1

Every published writer suffers through that first draft because most of the time, that’s a disappointment Picture Quote #1

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I’ve met seven homeschooling families through many, many extracurricular activities such as fencing. I don’t have a point of view of homeschooling. For some families, homeschooling works Picture Quote #1

I felt vulnerable and very much between friends. I remember walking down the hallway and thinking I had no way of knowing what was coming, literally. This wasn’t because I had some horrific bullying story, but because of a steady drip of negativity Picture Quote #1

I have nothing like a writing routine. I sometimes have trouble buckling down to write at home Picture Quote #1

I asked myself what it was that I wanted from writing and where my connection with books began, and the answer to that question was definitely in childhood, because that’s where my connection with reading began Picture Quote #1

Middle school’ is used as shorthand for a time when things change. It’s a time a lot of kids feel like they don’t even have one good friend Picture Quote #1

I never had a favourite book! I liked all kinds of things - science fiction, so I read Heinlen and Ray Bradbury, and I also liked reading about kids like myself, so I read Judy Blume and Norma Klein and Paula Danzinger and a lot of other writers. I also read James Herriot! Picture Quote #1

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I think that’s one of the most important things that books do: not to teach you anything, but to help you teach yourself by just being in the world of the book and having your own thoughts and reactions and noticing your own reactions and thoughts and learning about yourself that way Picture Quote #1

There’s this trouble with books for me because I’m terrible at thinking of titles. The truth is, even with the titles that I’ve landed on in the end, they always feel wrong. I think it’s because of this whole problem of having to package your book in a certain way Picture Quote #1

I think that my first book - I was trying to write the kind of book I would have loved as a kid. So it’s sort of, like, a book inspired by my childhood reading and the passion that I felt about reading when I was a kid Picture Quote #1

Life is a million different dots making one gigantic picture. And maybe the big picture is nice, maybe it’s amazing, but if you’re standing with your face pressed up against a bunch of black dots, it’s really hard to tell Picture Quote #1

In so many ways, being a literary agent is an irresistible job to me. Not only does it involve all the things I love - being an advocate for others, problem solving, and going to meetings - yes, that’s true, I love meetings, though everyone says it’s bizarre! - but most importantly, I love working with people whose writing excites me Picture Quote #1

Beautiful and fresh, Girl Saves Boy is full of the absolute truth-life is complicated. I could not put it down Picture Quote #1

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But every person has to learn to accept what has happened in the past. Without bitterness. Or there is no point in continuing with life Picture Quote #1

Sometimes you never feel meaner than the moment you stop being mean Picture Quote #1

Life is really just a bunch of nows, one after the other Picture Quote #1

Boredom is what happens to people who have no control over their minds Picture Quote #1

Pajamas are good for the soul Picture Quote #1

If you took every tear cried by everyone on earth on one single day and put them in a container, how big would that container need to be? Could you fill a water tower? Three water towers? It’s one of those unknowable things. There has to be an answer, but we’ll never know what it is Picture Quote #1

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She’s called the secretary, but as far as I can tell she basically runs the school Picture Quote #1

Life is a million different dots making one gigantic picture. And maybe the big picture is nice, maybe it’s amazing, but if you’re standing with your face pressed up against a bunch of black dots, it’s really hard to tell Picture Quote #1

I still think about the letter you asked me to write. It nags at me, even though you’re gone and there’s no one to give it to anymore. Sometimes I work on it in my head, trying to map out the story you asked me to tell, about everything that happened this past fall and winter. It’s all still there, like a movie I can watch when I want to. Which is never Picture Quote #1

I don’t know. I just feel stuck, like I’m afraid to take any steps, in case they’re the wrong ones Picture Quote #1

Einstein says common sense is just habit of thought. It’s how we’re used to thinking about things, but a lot of the time it just gets in the way Picture Quote #1

Trying to forget really doesn’t work. In fact, it’s pretty much the same as remembering. But I tried to forget anyway, and to ignore the fact that I was remembering you all the time Picture Quote #1

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There was a boy in my building who was my best friend when I was growing up. There was also a mysterious person on my corner who we called the Laughing Man. (Rebecca Stead Quotes) ...if you smile for no reason at all you will actually start to feel happy (Rebecca Stead Quotes) We’re allowed as adults to create a life that we like. Kids don’t have that freedom. (Rebecca Stead Quotes) My kids really like food, and they like to cook, so it’s a lot of fun to shop with them (Rebecca Stead Quotes) Many of the books on my list are, in my opinion, amazing. Some I didn’t like. But I give them all five stars, because stars make people - including me -- happy. (Rebecca Stead Quotes) Every published writer suffers through that first draft because most of the time, that’s a disappointment. (Rebecca Stead Quotes) I’ve met seven homeschooling families through many, many extracurricular activities such as fencing. I don’t have a point of view of homeschooling. For some families, homeschooling works. (Rebecca Stead Quotes) I felt vulnerable and very much between friends. I remember walking down the hallway and thinking I had no way of knowing what was coming, literally. This wasn’t because I had some horrific bullying story, but because of a steady drip of negativity. (Rebecca Stead Quotes) I have nothing like a writing routine. I sometimes have trouble buckling down to write at home. (Rebecca Stead Quotes) I asked myself what it was that I wanted from writing and where my connection with books began, and the answer to that question was definitely in childhood, because that’s where my connection with reading began. (Rebecca Stead Quotes) Middle school’ is used as shorthand for a time when things change. It’s a time a lot of kids feel like they don’t even have one good friend. (Rebecca Stead Quotes) I never had a favourite book! I liked all kinds of things - science fiction, so I read Heinlen and Ray Bradbury, and I also liked reading about kids like myself, so I read Judy Blume and Norma Klein and Paula Danzinger and a lot of other writers. I also read James Herriot! (Rebecca Stead Quotes) I think that’s one of the most important things that books do: not to teach you anything, but to help you teach yourself by just being in the world of the book and having your own thoughts and reactions and noticing your own reactions and thoughts and learning about yourself that way. (Rebecca Stead Quotes) There’s this trouble with books for me because I’m terrible at thinking of titles. The truth is, even with the titles that I’ve landed on in the end, they always feel wrong. I think it’s because of this whole problem of having to package your book in a certain way. (Rebecca Stead Quotes) I think that my first book - I was trying to write the kind of book I would have loved as a kid. So it’s sort of, like, a book inspired by my childhood reading and the passion that I felt about reading when I was a kid. (Rebecca Stead Quotes) Life is a million different dots making one gigantic picture. And maybe the big picture is nice, maybe it’s amazing, but if you’re standing with your face pressed up against a bunch of black dots, it’s really hard to tell. (Rebecca Stead Quotes) In so many ways, being a literary agent is an irresistible job to me. Not only does it involve all the things I love - being an advocate for others, problem solving, and going to meetings - yes, that’s true, I love meetings, though everyone says it’s bizarre! - but most importantly, I love working with people whose writing excites me. (Rebecca Stead Quotes) Beautiful and fresh, Girl Saves Boy is full of the absolute truth-life is complicated. I could not put it down (Rebecca Stead Quotes) But every person has to learn to accept what has happened in the past. Without bitterness. Or there is no point in continuing with life (Rebecca Stead Quotes) Sometimes you never feel meaner than the moment you stop being mean (Rebecca Stead Quotes) Life is really just a bunch of nows, one after the other (Rebecca Stead Quotes) Boredom is what happens to people who have no control over their minds (Rebecca Stead Quotes) Pajamas are good for the soul (Rebecca Stead Quotes) If you took every tear cried by everyone on earth on one single day and put them in a container, how big would that container need to be? Could you fill a water tower? Three water towers? It’s one of those unknowable things. There has to be an answer, but we’ll never know what it is (Rebecca Stead Quotes) She’s called the secretary, but as far as I can tell she basically runs the school (Rebecca Stead Quotes) Life is a million different dots making one gigantic picture. And maybe the big picture is nice, maybe it’s amazing, but if you’re standing with your face pressed up against a bunch of black dots, it’s really hard to tell (Rebecca Stead Quotes) I still think about the letter you asked me to write. It nags at me, even though you’re gone and there’s no one to give it to anymore. Sometimes I work on it in my head, trying to map out the story you asked me to tell, about everything that happened this past fall and winter. It’s all still there, like a movie I can watch when I want to. Which is never (Rebecca Stead Quotes) I don’t know. I just feel stuck, like I’m afraid to take any steps, in case they’re the wrong ones (Rebecca Stead Quotes) Einstein says common sense is just habit of thought. It’s how we’re used to thinking about things, but a lot of the time it just gets in the way (Rebecca Stead Quotes) Trying to forget really doesn’t work. In fact, it’s pretty much the same as remembering. But I tried to forget anyway, and to ignore the fact that I was remembering you all the time (Rebecca Stead Quotes)

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