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Louis Sachar, born on March 20, 1954, is an American author of children's literature. Known for his unique narrative style and profound thematic insights, his works have won the hearts of readers worldwide, with his novel 'Holes' being particularly popular.

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Famous Louis Sachar Quotes

“The bark on the tree was just a little softer.”

Littles Tree Holes Bark

Book:Holes

Source: Holes

“If only, if only, the moon speaks no reply; Reflecting the sun and all that's gone by. Be strong my weary wolf, turn around boldly. Fly high, my baby bird, My angel, my only”

Ifs Turns Speak Strong Sun Gone Baby Moon Bird Angel Weary Reflecting My Baby My Angel

Book:Holes

Source: Holes

“I hope I remember everything," said Toni. "You won't," said Trapp. "That's how you learn. But after you make the same mistake one, or two, or five times, you'll eventually get it. And then you'll make new mistakes.”

Said Two Remember Mistake Five Same Mistakes Remembers Everything

Book:The Cardturner

Source: The Cardturner

“You make the decision: Whom did God punish?”

Book:Holes

Source: Holes

“Warning: Do not read this story right after eating. In fact, don't read it right before eating either. In fact, just to be safe, don't read this story if you're ever planning to eat again.”

Ifs Facts Stories Safe Eating Planning Warning

Book:Wayside School is Falling Down

Source: Wayside School is Falling Down

“Doesn't every kid want to dig a hold to China? Didn't you? What about Chinese children?”

Want Children Kids China Chinese

Author:Louis Sachar

“When anything bad happens to me or someone I know, I always know who to blame. My no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather.”

Knows Happens Blame Stealing Dirty Grandfather Pigs Rotten Great Grandfather

Author:Louis Sachar

“Wayside school is falling down, falling down, falling down, Wayside school is falling down my fair lady. Kids go splat as they hit the ground, hit the ground, hit the ground, Kids go splat as the hit the ground my fair lady . Broken bones and blood and gore, blood and gore, blood and gore, Broken bones and blood and gore my fair lady. We don't have to go to school no more, school no more, school no more, We don't have to go to school no more my fair lady.”

Kids School Fall Blood Broken Fairs Bones Falling Down Gore Broken Bone My Fair Lady Blood And Gore

Author:Louis Sachar

“I may have ruined my life, but at least I got to eat some really good Chinese food.”

May Chinese Ruined Chinese Food

Book:Small Steps

Source: Small Steps

“It's funny how you can go from hating a girl to maybe liking her, maybe liking her a lot, just because she shows a little interest in you.”

Littles Shows Hate Girl Interest

Book:The Cardturner

Source: The Cardturner

“When I turned the corner, I saw Toni waving at me from the elevator. I think I've already told you how it made me feel to see her smile and wave at me. You can have your sunsets and waterfalls. If a piano were to suddenly fall on my head, that's the image I'd want forever engraved in my mind. —Alton Richard”

Ifs Thinking Want Feels Mind Made Fall Forever Saws Wave Corners Piano Sunset Elevators Waterfalls Her Smile Engraved

Book:The Cardturner

Source: The Cardturner

“The impossible is more believable than the highly improbable.”

Impossible Improbable Believable

Book:The Cardturner

Source: The Cardturner

“Life will deal me many different hands, some good, some bad (maybe they've already been dealt), but from here on in, I'll be turning my own cards. —Alton Richard”

Different Hands My Own Deals Cards

Author:Louis Sachar

“There was something special about being in a strange place, all alone in a mass of people even if you had just screwed up your life, or perhaps especially if you had just screwed up your life.”

People Ifs Special Strange Mass All Alone Something Special Screwed Up Strange Places

Book:Small Steps

Source: Small Steps

“The time you quit learning is the time to quit playing.”

Book:The Cardturner: A Novel About Imperfect Partners and Infinite Possibilities

Source: The Cardturner: A Novel About Imperfect Partners and Infinite Possibilities

“Okay, you were probably taught there are five senses," he said. "We see, hear, touch, smell and taste. But how do we know those are the only five? What are the senses that we don't have? What are we failing to perceive?”

Knows Said Five Failing Taught Taste Okay Smell Senses Perceive Five Senses

Book:The Cardturner

Source: The Cardturner

“We may be surrounded by some greater reality, to which we are oblivious. And even if we could somehow perceive it in some entirely new way, it is extremely doubtful we would be able to comprehend what we perceived.”

Ifs Way May Reality Would Be Able Greater Perceive New Ways Doubtful Oblivious

Book:The Cardturner

Source: The Cardturner

“An idea doesn't die," said Trapp. "It exists somewhere, in its own dimension, waiting to be perceived.”

Said Ideas Dies Waiting Dimensions

Book:The Cardturner

Source: The Cardturner

“In a way, it made him sad. He couldn't help but think that a hundred times zero was still nothing.”

Thinking Way Made Stills Helping Hundred Zero

Book:Holes

Source: Holes

“Zero wasnt worried, " When you spend your whole life living in a shole", he said, "the only way you can go is up.”

Way Said Whole Whole Life Worried Zero Life Living

Author:Louis Sachar

“There is no lake at Camp Green Lake.”

Green Holes Lakes Camps

Book:There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom: Rejacketed

Source: There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom: Rejacketed

“Well, let me tell you something, Caveman. You are here on account of one person. If it wasn't for that person, you wouldn't be here digging holes in the hot sun. You know who that person is?" "My no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather.”

Ifs Knows Wells Persons Sun Let Me Accounts Hot Stealing Holes Dirty Grandfather Pigs Rotten Digging Great Grandfather Digging A Hole Hot Sun

Book:Holes

Source: Holes

“Toni hears voices," said Trapp. "But who is this Dr. Ellsworth to tell her she's a schizophrenic? Maybe she just perceives better than the rest of us. Maybe the voices she hears are just uncommunicated ideas, floating free.”

Said Ideas Voice Perceive Drs Floating Schizophrenic

Book:The Cardturner

Source: The Cardturner

“Each beat told him he was still alive, at least for one more second.”

Stills Alive Beats

Book:Holes

Source: Holes

“You have only one life, make the most of it”

Author:Louis Sachar

“He could hardly lift his spoon during breakfast, and then he was out on the lake, his spoon soon replaced by a shovel.”

Lifts Lakes Breakfast Replaced Spoons Shovels

Book:Holes

Source: Holes

“I'm not stupid. I know everybody thinks I am. I just don't like answering their questions.”

Thinking Knows Stupid Not Stupid

Book:Holes

Source: Holes

“You're responsible for yourself. You messed up your life, and it's up to you to fix it. No one else is going to do it for you -- for any of you.”

Responsible Up To You Messed Up

Book:Holes

Source: Holes

“A lot of people don't believe in curses. A lot of people don't believe in yellow-spotted lizards either, but if one bites you, it doesn't make a difference whether you believe in it or not.”

People Ifs Believe Differences Don't Believe Curse Making A Difference Bites Yellow Lizards

Book:Holes

Source: Holes

“I never think of an entire book at once. I always just start with a very small idea. In 'Holes,' I just began with the setting; a juvenile correctional facility located in the Texas desert. Then I slowly make up the story, and rewrite it several times, and each time I rewrite it, I get new ideas, and change the old ideas around.”

Thinking Book Ideas Stories Holes Setting Settings Desert Texas New Ideas Facility Juvenile Old Ideas Small Ideas

Author:Louis Sachar

“Whenever you give someone a present or sing a holiday song, you're helping Santa Claus. To me, that's what Christmas is all about. Helping Santa Claus!”

Giving Helping Song Holiday Santa Santa Claus

Book:Wayside School Gets A Little Stranger

Source: Wayside School Gets A Little Stranger

About the Author

Born: March 20, 1954
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 81

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