Quotes from Gary D. Schmidt

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If Romeo had never met Juliet, maybe they both would have still been alive, but would they have been alive for is the question Shakespeare wants us to answer.

Lucas is my oldest brother who stopped beating me up a year and a half ago when the United States Army drafted him to beat up Vietcong instead

And I carried her into the house.

There are some things in this world that we cannot fix, and they happen, and it is not our fault, though we still might have to deal with them. There are other things in this world that we can fix. And that is what good teachers like me are for.

There are times...when we find ourselves in a position of great purpose. It may be that the apt word, spoken at the apt moment, leads to great good in the world—and most often, that is a word of kindness and encouragement.

You know one thing that Mr. Powell taught me? He taught me that sometimes, art can make you forget everything else all around you.

Learn everything you can - everything. And then use all that you have learned to grow up too be a wise and good man.

There is no Art made without power, and there is no reason for Art to be made except for power.

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You know one thing that Mr. Powell taught me? He taught me that sometimes, art can make you forget everything else all around you. That's what are can do.