Wendy Mass: Doing

Wendy Mass is American children's writer. Explore interesting quotes on doing.

Wendy Mass: 88 quotes5 likes

“You take the flotsam," I tell her, "I'll take the jetsam."
You always get the jetsam,"she says pretending to pout. "Do you ever think if poeple heard our conversations they'd lock us up?"
All the time.”

“Do you ever think if people heard our conversations they'd lock us up?"
All the time.”

Wendy Mass Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

Source: Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

“When people see you're happy doing what you're doing, it sort of takes the power away from them to tease you about it.”

Wendy Mass book Every Soul a Star

Source: Every Soul a Star

“Nothing nice you ever do for anyone is for no reason.”

Source: 11 Birthdays

“I'm going to tell you a secret. Our lives are shaped by the future, not by the past. Once you decide how you want your life to be, all you need to do is live into that future.”

Source: Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall

“Whoa!" she says as I plow into her. " What are you DOING? Get off me!" I hang on tight. "Can't a girl just hug her big sister?" She stops fighting me. "Are you dying? Am I dying? Did Grandma die? I laugh. "No one died." "Then get off!”

Source: 11 Birthdays

“The thing about leaving something behind for the last time is that you rarely realize you're doing it.”

Source: The Candymakers

“I've learned that everyone can do their part to repair the world”

Source: 13 Gifts

“If everyone waited to do something good until they had purely unselfish motivations, no good would ever get done in the world. The point is to do it anyway.”

Source: 13 Gifts

“So softly Lizzy has to lean over to hear me, I say, 'I can't face the world until I know why I'm here.'
You're kidding me.'
I shake my head vehemently. 'No. I need to figure out my purpose. Until I do, what's the use of getting up?”

Wendy Mass Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

Source: Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life