Rebecca Stead citations

“Well, it's simple to love someone," she said. "But it's hard to know when you need to say it out loud.”

“Trying to forget really doesn't work. In fact, it's pretty much the same as remembering. But I tried to forget anyway, and to ignore the fact that I was remembering you all the time.”

“Pajamas are good for the soul.”

“I don't know. I just feel stuck, like I'm afraid to take any steps, in case they're the wrong ones.”

“Trying to forget really doesn't work. In fact, it's pretty much the same as remembering.”

“Sometimes you never feel meaner than the moment you stop being mean.”

“Life is a million different dots making one gigantic picture. And maybe the big picture is nice, maybe it's amazing, but if you're standing with your face pressed up against a bunch of black dots, it's really hard to tell.”

“Boredom is what happens to people who have no control over their minds.”

“Didn't you ever have a father yourself? You don't want him for a reason. You want him because he's your father.' So I figured it's because I never had a father that I don't want one now. A person can't miss something she never had.”

“Nice tights," I snorted. Or I tried to snort, anyway. I'm not exactly sure how, though people in books are always doing it.”

“I'm an old man, and she's gone now. So don't worry, okay?”