“Another thing I think about names is that they DO hurt. They hurt because we believe them. We think they are telling us something true about ourselves, something other people can see even if we don't. —Bobby Goodspeed” PeopleIfsThinkingBelieveNamesHurt Author:James Howe
“Dear Skeezie, Today I ran after a boy as he was trying to get away. I tackled him and we both landed in the mud. Do you think I appeared desperate?-Joe Bunch” ThinkingTryingTodayBoysDearBunchRanDesperateGet AwayMud Author:James Howe
“When you're living through it, though, especially when you are twelve and you think the whole world is changing until you realize it isn't the world, it's you, no piece seems little. It's all so big you think it can kill you. But it doesn't. Which is why the story goes on.” ThinkingWorldLittlesWholeStoriesBigsSeemsRealizingPiecesGoes OnWhole WorldTwelve Author:James Howe
“We all start out thinking that there is such a thing as perfection and that there's something wrong with us if we settle for less. First we won't eat the food with the brown spots. Then we hate ourselves because we have our own brown spots—pimples or ears that are too big or legs that are too skinny.” IfsThinkingFirstsBigsHatePerfectionEarsLegsSpotsSettlingBrownSkinnyPimples Book:The Watcher Source: The Watcher
