I eat like a tortoise eats, if you've ever seen a tortoise eating. Like some prehistoric swamp thing.
R. J. PalacioWe carry with us, as human beings, not just the capacity to be kind, but the very choice of kindness.
R. J. PalacioThe best way to measure how much you've grown isn't by inches or the number of laps you can now run around the track or even your grade point average - though those things are important, to be sure. It's what you've done with your time, how you've chosen to spend your days, and whom you have touched this year. That, to me, is the greatest measure of success.
R. J. Palacio