Quotes from Louis Sachar

You can't let anybody else tell you what your choices are. Sometimes they won't give you the right choice.

Each beat told him he was still alive, at least for one more second.

You may have done some bad things, but that doesn't mean you're a bad kid.

Warning: Do not read this story right after eating. In fact, don't read it right before eating either. In fact, just to be safe, don't read this story if you're ever planning to eat again.

The time you quit learning is the time to quit playing.

Okay, you were probably taught there are five senses," he said. "We see, hear, touch, smell and taste. But how do we know those are the only five? What are the senses that we don't have? What are we failing to perceive?