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The List of Things That Will Not Change
Rebecca Stead
Top 10 Best Quotes
“There are people who will try to make you choose between who you are and who they want you to be. You have to watch out for those people.”
“With the right people, you can carry your boat and it doesn't even feel that heavy.”
“When Miriam first told me about that, I got a picture in my mind's eye of a girl standing very still, with someone hiding behind her, and someone else behind her. And they're all perfectly straight so that no one can tell how many people are actually there. Sometimes I feel exactly like that. Like I'm a bunch of different Beas, all lined up to look like one.”
“That's what happens when people take away their love, Bea. It makes you smaller. Sometimes, it makes you disappear.”
“One of the first things Miriam told me about was how to worry. She wanted me to worry for five minutes straight, two times a day. She said I should sit quietly somewhere, maybe with a piece of paper and some colored pencils, and just worry, one time in the morning and once at night (but not right before bed). And if my worry showed up at any other time, like during school or at Angus's house, Miriam said I should tell it, "Go away, and I'll see you later". -Bea”
“...life is like a trip. A very long one. And what matters most is the people you travel with.”
“You are allowed to make mistakes. And to be forgiven.”
“Sheila made it sound simple, like everyone had one real self. But what if I didn't? Or what if my real self was no good? I kept imagining Angelica's face, half like usual, half not working right. Sometimes I felt like that on the inside, like I knew how I wanted to be, but it didn't match up with how I really was.”
“It's about the kind of love that doesn't ask you to be anyone but who you are.”
“How did you get to be ten years old?" "One day at a time.”
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Book Keywords:
philosophy, inspirational, life