Quotes from book
Bridge to Terabithia

Bridge to Terabithia is a work of children's literature about two lonely children who create a magical forest kingdom in their imaginations. It was written by Katherine Paterson and was published in 1977 by Thomas Crowell. In 1978, it won the Newbery Medal. Paterson drew inspiration for the novel from a real event that occurred in August 1974 when her son's friend was struck dead by lightning.

“You think it's so great to die and make everyone cry and carry on. Well it ain't.”
Source: Bridge to Terabithia

“Lord, it would be better to be born without an arm than to go through life with no guts.”
Jesse Aarons
Bridge to Terabithia (1977)

“Everybody gets scared sometimes, May Belle. You don't have to be ashamed.”
Source: Bridge to Terabithia

“You never know ahead of time what something's really going to be like.”
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“You have to believe it and you hate it. I don't have to and I think it's beautiful.”
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“Sitting in cold wet britches for an hour was no fun even in a magic kingdom.”
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“He may not have been born with guts, but he didn't have to die without them.”
Source: Bridge to Terabithia