Wonder Quotes

“Some things you just can’t explain. You don’t even try. You don’t know where to start. All your sentences would jumble up like a giant knot if you opened your mouth. Any words you used would come out wrong”
― R.J. Palacio, Wonder

“When given the choice between being right or being kind choose kind.”
― R.J. Palacio, Wonder

“when given the choice between being right or being kind. choose kind”
― R.J. Palacio, Wonder

“I'm always going to be the sister of a kid with a birth defect: that's not the issue. I just don't always want to be defined that way.”
― R.J. Palacio, Wonder

“Here's what I think: we've all spent so much time trying to make August think he's normal that he actually thinks he is normal. And the problem is, he's not.”
― R.J. Palacio, Wonder

“I've gotten used to not complaining, and I've gotten used to not bothering Mom and Dad with little stuff. I've gotten used to figuring things out on my own: how to put toys together, how to organise my life so I don't miss friends' birthday parties, how to stay on top of my schoolwork so I never fall behind in class. I've never asked for help with my homework. Never needed reminding to finish a project or study for a test. If I was having trouble with a subject in school, I'd go home and study it until I figured it out on my own. I taught myself how to convert fractions into decimal points by going online. I've done every school project pretty much by myself. When Mom or Dad ask me how things are going in school, I've always said 'good' - even when it hasn't always been so good. My worst day, worst fall, worst headache, worst bruise, worst cramp, worst mean thing anyone could say has always been nothing compared to what August has gone through. This isn't me being noble, by the way: it's just the way I know it is.”
― R.J. Palacio, Wonder

“We need to let him, help him, make him grow up.”
― R.J. Palacio, Wonder

“I think the only person in the world who realizes how ordinary I am is me.”
― R.J. Palacio, Wonder