It was different with you, Leo. In the eyes and ears of my heart, you and the magic are one and the same.
Jerry SpinelliShe taught me to revel. She taught me to wonder. She taught me to laugh. My sense of humor had always measured up to everyone else's; but timid introverted me, I showed it sparingly: I was a smiler. In her presence I threw back my head and laughed out loud for the first time in my life
Jerry SpinelliEvery child's bedroom is as important as a telescope orbiting the planet earth or a philosopher's study.
Jerry SpinelliWho doesn't love a compliment? But every compliment comes with a warning: BewareโDo Not Overuse. Go ahead, sniff your compliment. Take a little sip. But don't chew, don't swallow. If you do, you risk abandoning the good work that inspired the compliment in the first place. If that happens, maybe it was the compliment and not the job well done that you were aiming for all along.
Jerry Spinelli