Rebecca Stead, When You Reach Me Quotes
She's called the secretary, but as far as I can tell she basically runs the school.
Well, it's simple to love someone, " she said. "But it's hard to know when you need to say it out loud.
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.' 'In the way of what?' 'In the way of what's true.
And when the veil lifts, we can see the world as it really is, just for those few seconds before it settles down again. We see all the beauty, and cruelty, and sadness, and love.
We have lunch at ten-forty-five, ” Colin said. A stupidly early lunch. At our school, the older you get, the stupider your lunch period.