Quotes from Wendy Mass

Kau tidak pernah tahu apa yang akan kau ketahui saat membuka sebuah buku. Dan jika isinya adalah suatu cerita, kau akan tenggelam kedalamnya. Kemudian, kau akan tinggal disana beberapa saat, bukannya-kau tahu-tinggal disini.

Before an apple tree is planted, no one will know how many apples will one day sprout from it. It's all about potential, and potential is hidden from all of us until we embrace it, find our purpose, plant ourselves so we can grow.

Pizza and a movie (Escape to Witch Mountain, my all-time Disney favorite)

What is essential is invisible to the eye.

We are all connected at a deep, chemical level. We are all connected to the universe, and the universe is inside us.

Best friends always know when the other's lying.

I just figured it would be easier to do the math problem with the numbers in the correct colors.

Be honest, but don't hurt anyone's feelings be independent, but not a loner be smart, but not a nerd be sexy, but not a slut be skinny, but don't barf up your burger be funny, but not to hide some other deficiency.

Nothing nice you've ever done for someone is for no reason.

Everything is at its best when it's doing exactly what it was created for. A lamp gives light. An apple gives sustenance and refreshment. A chair is perfect in being exactly what it is--a chair.

Well, I'm not as lucky as you to have this every day.

Like all big mistakes, mine started with a goat.

Mom said it's too violent for me. I would argue, but after being terrified by a SpongeBob balloon, I'm pretty sure she's right.

The universe resonates to certain musical vibrations. All the stars and planets revolve in harmony with it.

Keep moving toward what makes you feel most alive

There must be two types of choices. Choices you make that seem harmless but can wind up lead to someone's father dying, like deciding to have one more cup of coffee that morning so you need to go out and buy more and then cross the street without looking and make an oncoming car swerve into a telephone pole to avoid hitting you. And the other kind, when you know what you're doing will lead to something either bad or good.

Never turn your back on the seventh son of the Supreme Overlord of the Universe...unless you want a bucket of water thrown on your head.

We all bring out our own perceptions, needs, and experiences to everything we do.

Wherever you end up, I wish you clear skies. Always.

I wonder what else I could do that I never thought I could.

Because that's all life is, really, a string of moments that you knot together and carry with you.

I realized that love is stronger than death and that people you barely know can amaze you.

Some days you control life; other days life controls you." Philip

Without the color, I don't know how to proceed. I'm lost in shades of gray.