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Remembering is a great invention of the mind.

Rodman Philbrick

Remembering is a great invention of the mind.

Remembering is a great invention of the mind, and if you try hard enough you can remember anything, whether it really happened or not.

Rodman Philbrick

Remembering is a great invention of the mind, and if you try hard enough you can remember anything, whether it really happened or not.

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About Author
Rodman Philbrick (born January 22, 1951) is an American writer of novels for adults and children. He has written popular children's books such as Freak the Mighty, Max the Mighty, The Last Book In The Universe, and has written other mysteries and thrillers for adults.

I used to belong to a family unit, with a foster mom and dad and my little sister, Bean, but that's over and I don't want to talk about what happened , or how unfair it was. Not yet. The less said abo...

Rodman Philbrick

I used to belong to a family unit, with a foster mom and dad and my little sister, Bean, but that's over and I don't want to talk about what happened , or how unfair it was. Not yet. The less said abo...

Tags: life lessons, regrets, unfairness

When the dope fiend who lived there finally got busted. At first I’m thinking the dope fiend is back,

Rodman Philbrick

When the dope fiend who lived there finally got busted. At first I’m thinking the dope fiend is back,

You ever notice how long it takes for things to happen when you know they're supposed to happen? My fake Walkman has a built-in alarm, and I set it for two in the morning and wear the headphones to be...

Rodman Philbrick

You ever notice how long it takes for things to happen when you know they're supposed to happen? My fake Walkman has a built-in alarm, and I set it for two in the morning and wear the headphones to be...

I never had a brain until Freak came along and let me borrow his for a while, and that’s the truth, the whole truth.

Rodman Philbrick

I never had a brain until Freak came along and let me borrow his for a while, and that’s the truth, the whole truth.

I know who the real hero is, and it isn't me or brave Lanaya. It's an old man with a white beard and a walking stick and a heart so big it won't let him stop thinking he can change the world by writin...

Rodman Philbrick

I know who the real hero is, and it isn't me or brave Lanaya. It's an old man with a white beard and a walking stick and a heart so big it won't let him stop thinking he can change the world by writin...

Tags: book, dreams, hero, heroes, old man

I could tell you all the medical terminology,' She says. 'But what finally happened is his heart got to big for his body'

Rodman Philbrick

I could tell you all the medical terminology,' She says. 'But what finally happened is his heart got to big for his body'

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He's a feral child. No mother, no father, no one to care for him or raise him or teach him how to be human. So he's existed much like an animal, without language. He thinks in images, not word.How str...

Rodman Philbrick

He's a feral child. No mother, no father, no one to care for him or raise him or teach him how to be human. So he's existed much like an animal, without language. He thinks in images, not word.How str...

Tags: feral, feral child, feral children

Freak the mighty is the best book I ever read so I recommend it to anyone who likes good books that have different feellings and emotions

Rodman Philbrick

Freak the mighty is the best book I ever read so I recommend it to anyone who likes good books that have different feellings and emotions

Shut up! I say, holding my hands to my ears. Shut up!But the stupid gummy won't shut up; he's trying to tell me something important even though I'm covering my ears and I don't want to hear it and I d...

Rodman Philbrick

Shut up! I say, holding my hands to my ears. Shut up!But the stupid gummy won't shut up; he's trying to tell me something important even though I'm covering my ears and I don't want to hear it and I d...

Tags: denial, future

I'm thinking maybe letting the latches burn is the right idea. Let everything burn until there's nothing left but ashes and cool rain.

Rodman Philbrick

I'm thinking maybe letting the latches burn is the right idea. Let everything burn until there's nothing left but ashes and cool rain.

Tags: destruction, fire, nihilism

Every word is part of a picture, Every sentence is a picture. All you have to do is link them together.

Rodman Philbrick

Every word is part of a picture, Every sentence is a picture. All you have to do is link them together.

His heart was simply to big for his body.

Rodman Philbrick

His heart was simply to big for his body.

Do not despair, my friend. Today is theirs, but the future is ours

Rodman Philbrick

Do not despair, my friend. Today is theirs, but the future is ours

I don't have any of the answers, son. Never did. All I can do is keep asking the questions. Keep trying to make sense of why people do what they do.

Rodman Philbrick

I don't have any of the answers, son. Never did. All I can do is keep asking the questions. Keep trying to make sense of why people do what they do.

Dead man has nothin' to lose, nothin' to be feared of. Now I'm back among the living and scared to death about what happens next.—Samuel Reed

Rodman Philbrick

Dead man has nothin' to lose, nothin' to be feared of. Now I'm back among the living and scared to death about what happens next.—Samuel Reed

Books are like truth serum-- if you don't read, you can't figure out what's real.

Rodman Philbrick

Books are like truth serum-- if you don't read, you can't figure out what's real.

Tags: reading

I never had a brian till freak came along..

Rodman Philbrick

I never had a brian till freak came along..

Scratches his tummy with the tip of her

Rodman Philbrick

Scratches his tummy with the tip of her