Heartbeat Quotes

“...but it doesn't feel crazy to us.
It feels like what we do.”
― Sharon Creech, Heartbeat

“And what did I think
when I was small
and why did I forget?

And what else will I forget
when I grow older?

And if you forget
is it as if
it never happened?

Will none of the things
you saw or thought or dreamed
matter?”
― Sharon Creech, Heartbeat

“Am I supposed to do something
important?
It doesn't seem enough
to merely take up space
on this planet
in this country
in this state
in this town
in this family.”
― Sharon Creech, Heartbeat

“Why do people not listen when you say no? Why do they think you are too stupid or too young to understand? Why do they think you are too shy to reply? Why do they keep badgering you until you will say yes?”
― Sharon Creech, Heartbeat

“I wish that every baby everywhere could land in a family that wanted that baby as much as we want ours.”
― Sharon Creech, Heartbeat