The Other Normals Quotes

“Sometimes when you open a book, time stops.”
― Ned Vizzini, The Other Normals

“That's the number one thing I hear about humans. You have all these choices, so you're confused all the time, and you think so much that you're never happy.”
― Ned Vizzini, The Other Normals

“Misfortune is no excuse for cruelty.”
― Ned Vizzini, The Other Normals

“How can you live without stars? What keeps you from thinking about yourself all the time?”
― Ned Vizzini, The Other Normals

“You can't see stars in New York."

"That's horrible. How can you live without stars? What keeps you from thinking about yourself all the time?”
― Ned Vizzini, The Other Normals

“Honor? What do you care about honor? Honor gets people killed!' 'At least they die for something,' I say, and he doesn't protest further.”
― Ned Vizzini, The Other Normals

“The wall is home base. The wall won't move. If I stand at the wall, I won't be expected to move. This is what it means to be a wallflower. Now I understand.”
― Ned Vizzini, The Other Normals

“I picked Ember. After I started working with Mortin.' 'Why?' 'Because embers turn into flames.”
― Ned Vizzini, The Other Normals

“My brother,' Mortin says as Leidan shuffles away. 'So much potential, wasted.' He takes a swig of beer. I wonder whose potential he really thinks is wasted. I look through his upturned drink at the walls and ceiling. Things look sadder when glimpsed through alcohol.”
― Ned Vizzini, The Other Normals

“Someday someone is going to find this pelvis sexy or I'll never have children.”
― Ned Vizzini, The Other Normals

“I don't want to brag, but if I go through this, and I go back to camp, I'll have something unique to talk about. I can be like, 'Hey, not only am I not a virgin, I lost my virginity to a frog-headed exotic dancer.' Will that be something to brag about or something to be ashamed of?”
― Ned Vizzini, The Other Normals

“Tiny places have all the drama and beauty necessary for a universe.”
― Ned Vizzini, The Other Normals