Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Gary D. Schmidt

Quote by Gary D. Schmidt

Work

Orbiting Jupiter

Browse quotes and source details for this work. more

Author

Gary D. Schmidt
Gary D. Schmidt

Gary D. Schmidt is an American author renowned for his young adult novels. Born in 1957, he has made a significant impact on the genre with his poignant and thought-provoking works. His writing frequently delves into themes of family, friendship, and the challenges of adolescence. more

You May Also Like

“There’s a bobby pin, two receipts, and my mother’s voice trapped in a voicemail I haven’t had the courage to delete. my lipstick sits there too the one I wore the day I didn’t cry. No one asks why I keep a drawer full of matchboxes and apology notes. Sometimes, when I can’t sleep, I trace the ring mark left by an old mug and imagine it’s a constellation. I tell myself the bedside table is not clutter it’s just the only place I keep remembering to live. Some days, I organize it. Most days, it organizes me.”

“– Did you know that some machines dream, Otto? The digital chimeras – even without a mouth, I know Orion is smiling. – Before you woke me up, I was dreaming. I dreamed of a human who promises to entwine his girlfriend, and that she would swallow the moon and white lightning would come out from the tips of her hair. This dream has no color, it is in black and white. While you were sleeping in The Rats’ Sewer, I dreamed of a lonely robot who lives collecting forgettings. This dream is colorful, joyful. When I am turned off, I can see things that don’t exist.”