It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward.
Life is like crossing a river. If you take a huge step-aim for too bigger dreams-then the current will knock you off your feet and carry you away. The way to do it is small steps, you will take hold o...
Now you be careful in the real world said Armpit Not everyone is as nice as us.
There is no lake at Camp Green Lake.
A lot of people don't believe in curses.A lot of people don't believe in yellow-spotted lizards either, but if one bites you, it doesn't make a difference whether you believe in it or not.
Mac raised his hand. Once I could only find one of my socks, he said. Man, I looked everywhere for it! Under the bed, in the bathroom. You’ll never guess where I finally found it.In the refrigerator,...
The hobo wore old black shoes that also looked like they were too big for him, but that might have been because he wasn’t wearing any socks.
What do you eat? she asked.Mulligan stew, said Bob. My friends and I collect scraps of food all day, and then we cook it up in a big pot and share it. It’s always different, but very tasty.Why is it c...
Tired, said Jason. S-L-E-E-P-Y. Tired.
I'm not saying it's going to be easy. Nothing in life is easy. But that's no reason to give up. You'll be surprised what you can accomplish if you set your mind to it. After all, you only have one lif...
Yes, Leslie agreed. Rondi showed excellent taste by not wearing the hat or the boots. They go so well together.
Toni hears voices," said Trapp. "But who is this Dr. Ellsworth to tell her she's a schizophrenic? Maybe she just perceives better than the rest of us. Maybe the voices she hears are just uncommunicate...
She said his life would be like walking upstream in a rushing river. The secret was to take small steps and just keep moving forward. If he tried to take too big a step, the current would knock him of...
The bark on the tree was just a little softer.
I have a package for somebody named Mrs. Jewls, he said.I’ll take it, said Louis.Are you Mrs. Jewls? asked the man.No, said Louis.I have to give it to Mrs. Jewls, said the man.Louis thought a moment....
The best morals kids get from any book is just the capacity to empathize with other people, to care about the characters and their feelings. So you don't have to write a preachy book to do that. You j...
He sat at his desk – last seat, last row – and looked at the chart on the wall next to him. Of course there was no gold star next to his name. He had already done three things wrong: First, he had kno...
This was the eighteenth day in a row that the special was Mushroom Surprise. It was called Mushroom Surprise because it would have been a surprise if anybody had ever ordered it. No one ever did—excep...
Love is different from most things...when I give my love to someone, I end up with more love than I started with. The more love you give away, the more you have left.
What’s wrong with Louis? asked Ron. Is he sick or something?Yes, said Jenny. He’s got a real bad disease. And it’s spelled L-O-V-E.