Quotes by R.J. Palacio

I actually like how doctors talk. I like the sound...

“ I actually like how doctors talk. I like the sound of science. I like how words you don't understand explain things you can't understand. “

-R.J. Palacio-

I actually like how doctors talk. I like the sound of science. I like how words you don't understand explain things you can't understand.

All those years I had watched so many people ridicule and hurt him, and yet his inner resilience had remained intact.

If you don't know what to do, just be kind. You can't go wrong.

I had always assumed he was weak. It had never occurred to me that all those years of using his crutches had given him a different kind of strength.

I pictured hope as a candle that needed to keep burning, no matter what.

Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.

Sometimes I think my head is so big because it is so full of dreams

Introducing R.J. Palacio