Ways to Make Sunshine Quotes

“vanilla.”
― Renée Watson, Ways to Make Sunshine

“sweetheart.”
― Renée Watson, Ways to Make Sunshine

“We’re down a judge and our MC”
― Renée Watson, Ways to Make Sunshine

“the talent show. She says, “Nothing.”
― Renée Watson, Ways to Make Sunshine

“Seeing her here makes me think that maybe there’s a lot about Hannah that we don’t know.”
― Renée Watson, Ways to Make Sunshine

“The words feel strange coming out of me. Like when I taste something that I don’t like, but I eat it anyway.”
― Renée Watson, Ways to Make Sunshine

“Ryan, you don’t ever have to prove yourself. I want you to be your best for you, not to show off. You understand?” “I”
― Renée Watson, Ways to Make Sunshine

“Well, you’re not in the water and that means you’re not Amanda’s best friend anymore. What kind of person shows up to her best friend’s birthday party and refuses to play with everyone else?”
― Renée Watson, Ways to Make Sunshine

“Mom told me it’s the people who make a place a home. Without love, all you have is a house. Mom is right about so many things.”
― Renée Watson, Ways to Make Sunshine

“How you wear your hair is your choice and no matter what you choose, it’s not going to determine if you’re beautiful or not. The only thing that will determine that is how you treat others. If you are mean to people, if you act ugly toward them, that’s what takes your beauty away.”
― Renée Watson, Ways to Make Sunshine

“Baby girl, you are beautiful. Not just your hair or your clothes. But who you are. Your kindness makes you beautiful and the way you’re always willing to offer help makes you beautiful,”
― Renée Watson, Ways to Make Sunshine

“overexaggerates”
― Renée Watson, Ways to Make Sunshine

“Here’s the thing about ice cream. No matter how sweet it is, no matter if it’s given to you even when you aren’t supposed to have it, no matter if you’re told you can come back for seconds—it doesn’t take away the sadness.”
― Renée Watson, Ways to Make Sunshine

“I am trying really hard not to cry but I can’t help it. I must look so pitiful sitting here in front of melting vanilla ice cream with tears streaming down my face. Ray doesn’t even call me a crybaby, so I know I must look extra pitiful. Mom squeezes my hand. “It’s okay to be sad. Change is scary.”
― Renée Watson, Ways to Make Sunshine

“Toyota.”
― Renée Watson, Ways to Make Sunshine

“Here's the thing about ice cream. No matter how sweet it is, no matter if it's given to you even when you aren't supposed to have it, no matter if you're told you can come back for seconds—it doesn't take away the sadness.”
― Renée Watson, Ways to Make Sunshine

“Maybe she is remembering all the road trips to Seaside Beach, or riding around and around the parking lot at the zoo because no matter what time we go, there is never a place to park.”
― Renée Watson, Ways to Make Sunshine

“Ryan, we’ll all still be together. This is just a house. We are the ones who make it home. Home is wherever we go.”
― Renée Watson, Ways to Make Sunshine

“But most of all I love Tillamook’s Marionberry Pie ice cream. The rich vanilla ice cream is mixed with fresh Oregon marionberries and big chunks of piecrust. I always eat it slow so it can last and last.”
― Renée Watson, Ways to Make Sunshine