A big sister who cries over being human over you. A gravelly voiced kid who's friends left him over you. And a pink-haired girl who keeps your picture in her wallet.
R. J. PalacioHereโs what I think: the only reason Iโm not ordinary is that no one else sees me that way.
R. J. PalacioOr whatever politically correct spiritual representation of universal goodness you happen to believe in.
R. J. PalacioKinder than is necessary. Because it's not enough to be kind. One should be kinder than needed.
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