I think there should be a rule that everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their lives.
R. J. PalacioI eat like a tortoise eats, if you've ever seen a tortoise eating. Like some prehistoric swamp thing.
R. J. PalacioI wish everyday could be Halloween. We could all wear masks all the time. Then we could walk around and get to know each other before we got to see what we looked like under the masks.
R. J. PalacioThe things we do outlast our mortality. The things we do are like monuments that people build to honor heroes after they've died. They're like the pyramids that the Egyptians built to honor the pharaohs. Only instead of being made of stone, they're made out of the memories people have of you.
R. J. Palacio