Quotes from R. J. Palacio

There are always going to be jerks in the world . . . [but] there are more good people on this earth than bad people, and the good people watch out for each other and take care of each other.

We carry with us, as human beings, not just the capacity to be kind, but the very choice of kindness.

My mom smiled at me. Her smile kind of hugged me.

You can't blend in when you were born to stand out.

Whenever there is a conflict between being right and being kind, if possible, choose being kind.

You don't need your eyes to love. You just feel it inside you.

That's how it is in heaven. It's just love, and no one forgets who they love.