All the Blues in the Sky Quotes

“MAYBE PEOPLE are like flowers. No matter how beautiful they are, no matter how much they are loved, they are not here to stay.”
― Renée Watson, All the Blues in the Sky: Winner of the Newbery Medal

“Memories, sometimes a tornado that touches down with no warning, overwhelming and devastating.”
― Renée Watson, All the Blues in the Sky: Winner of the Newbery Medal

“MAYBE, just maybe, blue, not red, is the color of love with all its mood and passion and emotion. For all the blues in the sky, there are as many blues in the heart.”
― Renée Watson, All the Blues in the Sky: Winner of the Newbery Medal

“I am beginning to think maybe I shouldn’t try to only be happy or only be sad. Maybe being both at the same time is what keeps me from being overwhelmed.”
― Renée Watson, All the Blues in the Sky: Winner of the Newbery Medal

“But isn’t that a beautiful thing? To have experienced the kind of love that never truly leaves, that only grows and grows?”
― Renée Watson, All the Blues in the Sky: Winner of the Newbery Medal

“You will miss her every day of your life. Sometimes, the memories will bring tears, sometimes a smile. The memories won’t always overwhelm you, they will bring comfort too.”
― Renée Watson, All the Blues in the Sky: Winner of the Newbery Medal

“It is hard to get up in the morning. Partly because my body is tired, but also because my heart is tired too.”
― Renée Watson, All the Blues in the Sky: Winner of the Newbery Medal

“nothing can be as hard as talking about someone you love in past tense.”
― Renée Watson, All the Blues in the Sky: Winner of the Newbery Medal

“And I will tell them that sometimes you go to sleep crying and wake up crying and that life after losing someone you love feels like one big ocean of sorrow and you might feel like you are drowning, but always there is something to hold on to to keep you afloat.”
― Renée Watson, All the Blues in the Sky: Winner of the Newbery Medal

“MAYBE PEOPLE are like flowers. No matter how beautiful they are, no matter how much they are loved, they are not here to stay. Maybe the saying seasons come and go is a promise that always more flowers bloom.”
― Renée Watson, All the Blues in the Sky: Winner of the Newbery Medal

“THERE DIDN’T need to be a last time to say it because we spent the time we had together showing it.”
― Renée Watson, All the Blues in the Sky: Winner of the Newbery Medal

“We never run out of love, unless we let our hearts dry out.”
― Renée Watson, All the Blues in the Sky: Winner of the Newbery Medal

“That’s okay. Sometimes you gotta do what you don’t feel like doing. Especially if it’s good for you.”
― Renée Watson, All the Blues in the Sky: Winner of the Newbery Medal