Quotes About Understanding

the phrase "lion's share" here means "the biggest part" and has nothing to do with lions or sharing-

Sunny did not reply, but her siblings were not alarmed because they imagined it was difficult to say much when you had a mouthful of wall.

When someone is crying, of course, the noble thing to do is to comfort them. But if someone is trying to hide their tears, it may also be noble to pretend you do not notice them, so they will not be embarrassed.

As if he were reading her thoughts, Klaus put a hand on Violet's shoulder, and she smiled at him. Klaus had known for all his twelve years that his older sister found a hand on her shoulder comforting- as long as the hand was attached to an arm, of course.

The scientific principles of the convergence and refraction of light are very confusing, and quite frankly I can't make head or tail of them, even when my friend Dr. Lorenz explains them to me.

Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it isn't so

There are some things you cannot explain to anyone, even whey they have been explained to you, over and over, almost since the day you were born.

Not that kind of aristocracy," I said with both feet on the floor. "Not an aristocracy of power, based on rank or wealth, but an aristocracy of the sensitive, the considerate, and the plucky. Our members are found in all nations and classes, and through the ages, and there is a secret understanding between us when we meet.

We both wanted to know each other's secrets, and we both wanted the other person to go first.

reread favourite books as if you are taking apart a clock

Friends can make you feel that the world is small and less sneaky than it really is, because you know people who have similar experiences....

Es inútil que os describa lo mal que se sintieron Violet, Klaus y Sunny el tiempo que siguió. Si habéis perdido a alguien muy importante para vosotros, ya sabéis lo que se siente; y, si nunca habéis perdido nadie, no os lo podéis imaginar.

It is always tedious when someone says that if you don't stop crying, they will give you something to cry about, because if you are crying then you already have something to cry about, and so there is no reason for them to give you anything additional to cry about, thank you very much.

Chuni!" Sunny shrieked, which probably meant "Let's go to the kitchen and get it

How does anyone know anything about anything? I read it, of course!

Pietrisycamollaviadelrechiotemexity," Sunny said, which you will probably recall means something along the lines of "I must admit I don't have the faintest idea of what is going on." Sunny had now said this particular thing three times over the course of her life, and she was beginning to wonder if this was something she was only going to say more and more as she grew older.

José!" Sunny shrieked, which probably meant something like "No way!

If you have ever lost someone very important to you, then you already know how it feels, and if you haven't, you cannot possibly imagine it.

Sometimes, just saying that you hate something, and having someone agree with you, can make you feel better about a terrible situation. "I

Who knows what any of those people or fish would do in our shoes?" Violet said. "It's impossible to know.

Akroyd!" Sunny cried, a phrase which here means "Roger.

Nem értették, miért történik ez velük, de a balszerencse szempontjából egyáltalán nem számít, hogy az ember tudja-e, miért éri a baj.

You can't hate old people, because if you are not an old person, you will become an old person, or die while trying to do so.

literature," I said. "What's