Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories

by R.J. Palacio

“The only thing I know that truly heals people is unconditional love,” wrote Elisabeth Kübler-Ross,

In the end, readers of Wonder know that the book has never really been about what happens to Auggie Pullman. It’s about how Auggie Pullman happens to the world.

Our mistakes don’t define us. The hard part is coming to terms with our mistakes.

I believe in children and their limitless capacity to care and to love and to want to save the world.

“one of the things you learn when you get old like me is that sometimes, a new situation will come along, and you’ll have no idea what to do. There’s no rule book that tells you how to act in every given situation in life, you know? So what I always say is that it’s always better to err on the side of kindness. That’s the secret. If you don’t know what to do, just be kind.

It is always brave to be kind,

“Tu marches toujours le front haut.”