Top 120 Katherine Applegate Quotes (2024 Update)
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101. “I was small. And sometimes disappointing. But I knew I could be brave as well. I was not afraid to be the first to die. I just did not want to be the last to live. I did not want to be the endling.”

— Katherine Applegate

102. “The ones we love,” says Aunt Akello, “live forever in our hearts.”

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103. “Each book is like a door waiting to be unlocked.”

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104. “Crenshaw and I didn’t chat much during those weeks on the road. There was always someone around to interrupt us. But that was okay. I knew he was there and that was enough. Sometimes that’s all you really need from a friend.”

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105. “With a great show of effort, Crenshaw sat up. He stretched, easing his back into an upside-down U. “I don’t think you understand what’s going on here, Jackson,” he said. “Imaginary friends don’t come of their own volition. We are invited. We stay as long as we’re needed. And then, and only then, do we leave.” “Well, I sure didn’t invite you.” Crenshaw sent me a doubtful look. His long, whiskery brows moved like strings on a marionette.”

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106. “Anger is precious. A silverback uses anger to maintain order and warn his troop of danger.”

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107. “I don’t know why people talk to me, but they often do. Perhaps it’s because they think I can’t understand them. Or perhaps it’s because I can’t talk back.”

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108. “Gently, because trees are like quiet friends and you have to be kind to them.”

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109. “Seems to me there are lots of ways to be brave, Bob,” he said.”

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110. “I felt like I’d taken off an itchy sweater on a cold day: relieved to be rid of it, but surprised by how chilly the air turned out to be.”

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111. “His mop moves across the empty food court like a giant brush, painting a picture no one will ever see.”

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112. “Dogs are experts at odor. Students of stink. We analyze the air the way humans read poetry, searching for invisible truths.”

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113. “Morning is like a gift you get to open every single day.”

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114. “Humans love making unnecessary things. Then they love buying the unnecessary things. Then they love throwing away unnecessary things.”

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115. “It’s surprising how much stuff adults don’t know.”

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116. “I enjoy chewing pencils. I am sure I would excel at homework.”

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117. “My point,” Bongo continued, “is that the world’s a tough place. Doesn’t matter if you’re a bunny or a lizard or a kid.”

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118. “There’s always a logical explanation, I told myself. Always.”

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119. “What gifts did the world give you today? What gifts did you give the world?”

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120. “Humans love it when we get silly. I think they’re so weighed down by people problems that sometimes they need to be reminded what happy looks like.”

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121. “Maybe brave for a mouse is different from brave for me or brave for you.”

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122. “There’s a difference,” Stella says gently, “between ‘can’t remember’ and ’won’t remember.”

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123. “Lucky for me, I also have two uncles. My uncle Ivan is a gorilla. My uncle Bob is a dog. Families can be complicated.”

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124. “My parents were more complicated. It’s hard to explain, especially since I know this sounds like a good thing, but they were always looking on the bright side. Even when things were bad – and they’d been bad a lot – they joked. They acted silly. They pretended everything was fine.”

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125. “Human babies are an ugly lot.”

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126. “Facts are so much better than stories. You can’t see a story. You can’t hold it in your hand and measure it. You can’t hold a manatee in your hand either. But still. Stories are lies, when you get right down to it. And I don’t like being lied to. I’ve never been much into make-believe stuff. When I was a kid, I didn’t dress up like Batman or talk to stuffed animals or worry about monsters under my bed.”

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127. “But Uncle Bob says he is a service dog, because he is providing the service of being charming.”

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128. “Humans have very odd tastes. They think their music is beautiful. They are wrong. It is awful. All of it. And they completely ignore their greatest accomplishments: the cinnamon bun, the Snickers bar, the hot pepper, and the refreshing beverage called vinegar.”

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129. “But my parents were optimists. They looked at half a glass of water and figured it was half full, not half empty. Not me. Scientists can’t afford to be optimists or pessimists. They just observe the world and see what is. They look at a glass of water and measure 3.75 ounces or whatever, and that’s the end of the discussion.”

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130. “What’s that expression?” asked my mom. “Fall down seven times, get up eight?”

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131. “Fear can make you panic. But sometimes it floods your body like cobra venom and leaves you frozen.”

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132. “The goal is to get as high as you can.”

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133. “Way I’ve always figured it, end of the day, you gotta be your own best friend. Look out for numero uno.”

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134. “I used the sap from leaves. I used the juice from fruit. But mostly I used mud. And that is what they called me: Mud.”

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135. “I mean, I’m not an art guy. To me, art is a glop of spray cheese on a cheese dog with extra grated cheese on top.”

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136. “Why can’t you just be like other parents?” I demanded. I was crying hard. I gasped for breath. “Why does it have to be this way?”

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137. “If I never talked about it, I felt like it couldn’t ever happen again.”

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