Quotes from Linda Sue Park

T)he path to wisdom lies not in certainty, but in trying to understand.

We can't, little cricket. It is against the law to fly this flag - even to put up a picture of it. Korea is part of the Japanese Empire now. But someday this will be our own country once more. Your own country.

Not revenge. Justice. And not just for us and our parents, but for the whole world.

One step at a time... one day at a time. Just today-just this day to get through... Salva told himself this every day. He told the boys in the group, too. And one day at a time, the group made it's way to Kenya. More than twelve hundred boys arrived safely. It took them a year and a half.

The boy was still looking at him. "Your family?" he asked. Salva shook his head. "Me, too, " the boy said. He sighed, and Salva heard that sigh all the way to his heart.

Maybe praying was another way to practice hope.

Something bad was about to happen. Uncle had been expecting it.

I G U A Z U V O Y F A L L S P O O L S

t was as if her mind was slowly dividing into two parts. One part of her was leading the boys around the planet to battle the Vespers, in a constant state of adrenaline-fueled anxiety, tension, and desperation. The other part was like a spectator, or a passenger maybe, detached, uninvolved- and uncaring. That part of her had begun to feel like a safe place.

Truth loves the light...It never stays buried forever.

shoulders. He seemed to know what Salva was thinking

Fight hard and fight well. But know that a quest for justice without wisdom and compassion can all too easily become cruelty.

Look! Look!" Jimble shouted. He raised both hands overhead, even though only one of them was glowing blue, and spoke in a gravelly roar. "I AM THE BLUE-HANDED BEASTER. KNEEL BEFORE ME OR DIE!" "Oh, for quake's sake," Raffa said, but he couldn't help laughing. "At least we know it works," Garith said.

One step at a time . . . one day at a time. Just today—just this day to get through

Maybe, like, a fang. That would be awesome — a big ol' wolf fang!" Honestly, the things boys think are awesome… "You'd probably love it if it had drool all over it," Amy said.

Nellie grinned. "Dude, I am lovin' this. First a girl pirate, and now this Nanny. It's great, isn't it?" she said as she glanced at Amy. "What's so great about it?" Dan asked. "Women," Nellie answered. "Women kicking butt all over the place.

Stay calm when things are hard or not going right with you. You will get through it when you persevere instead of quitting. Quitting leads to much less happiness in life than perseverance and hope. Salva Dut Rochester, New York 2010

The Japanese made a lot of new laws. One of the laws was that no Korean could be the boss of anything.

We still spoke Korean at home, but on the streets we always had to speak Japanese.

America. The United States. The rumor was that about three thousand boys and young men from the refugee camps would be chosen to go live in America!

The innocent wept. The guilty pretended.

This cat is dangerous! He has, um — feline — feline spongiform halitosis! It can be fatal to humans!

Touchrue," he muttered in disgust as he glared at the offending shrub.

This is St. Peter's