Today the mockingbird does not sound very happy. It sounds if it is coming apart. As of the very heart of itself-its song-is breaking into pieces and flying off in a hundred directions.
Jerry SpinelliPeace and harmony do not require perfection. Thank goodness for thatโbecause life so often seems to be an itch here, a glitch there, a mess waiting to happen. Harmony is flexible. It bends with imperfection. So should you.
Jerry SpinelliAmanda took the torn page from Maniac. To her, it was the broken wing of a bird, a pet out in the rain.
Jerry Spinelli