“Every instance in my life, I've felt like the exact opposite of Superman. Except this time, this moment right now. I don't care. I don't feel like a weak, insipid sissy. Because right now I know I would save the girl. I know that I would rather risk the planet than let harm befall Eliza Wishart. I would save her in a second. Because I can imagine her and me huddled safe together while the earth falls under evil designs, but I can't imagine the world without her in it.” KnowsWorldFeelsI CanMomentsCareEarthTogetherFallGirlEvilFeltImagineRiskDesignPlanetsRight NowSafeWeakOppositesDon't CareHarmInstanceI Don't CareBecause I CanInsipidSissy Author:Craig Silvey
“I don't understand a thing about this world: about people, and why they do the things they do. The more I find out, the more I uncover, the more I know, the less I understand.” PeopleKnowsWorldThis World Book:Jasper Jones Source: Jasper Jones
“How strange and abandoned and unsettled I am. Like a snowdome paper weight that's been shaken. There's a blizzard in my bubble. Everything in my world that was steady and sure and sturdy has been shaken out of place, and it's now drifting and swirling back down in a confetti of debris. (p30)” WorldHas BeensStrangePaperWeightAbandonedSteadyBubblesDriftingDebrisSturdyBlizzardConfetti Author:Craig Silvey
“Still, there is something emboldening about being awake when the rest of the world is sleeping. Like I know something they don't.” KnowsWorldStillsSleepAwake Author:Craig Silvey
