Rodman Philbrick Quotes
Books are like truth serum-- if you don't read, you can't figure out what's real.
The only real treasure is in your head. Memories are better than diamonds and nobody can steal them from you
I believe that we have the ability to change our lives using our imaginations. Imagination is a muscle—the more you use it, the stronger it gets.
I could tell you all the medical terminology,' She says. 'But what finally happened is his heart got to big for his body'
Every word is part of a picture, Every sentence is a picture. All you have to do is link them together.
remembering is a great invention of the mind, and if you try hard enough you can remember anything, whether it really happened or not.
I'm thinking maybe letting the latches burn is the right idea. Let everything burn until there's nothing left but ashes and cool rain.
It all boils down to this: A person has only two options in life, to do something or to do nothing.
Keep marching boys and girls. Keep marching
I wrote Freak the Mighty because Max, the mighty half of Freak the Mighty, insisted and he's bigger than I am.
The future is like the moon. You never expect to go there, or think about what it might be like.
I don't have any of the answers, son. Never did. All I can do is keep asking the questions. Keep trying to make sense of why people do what they do.
It's fun to be amazing, to be the star of the show, to have everyone watching you-even if you have to act like a pig.
Do not despair, my friend. Today is theirs, but the future is ours
Expel the object!" Freak shouts. "Regurgitate, you big moron!" and he gives me another thump and I cough up this yucky mess, but I'm still laughing so hard my nose is running.
I started writing stories in sixth grade. But writing wasn't cool, like being good at sports, or being part of the in crowd, or winning fights on the playground.
Sure it will hurt. But so what? Pain is just a state of mind. You can think your way out of anything, even pain.