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Sharon M. Draper Quote: “Stella expected to see fire in Mr. Spencer’s eyes, fire like the flames that had made tinder of his house. Instead his eyes were soft, gentle, and brown like the earth. “I have to show them they didn’t destroy me,” he said simply.”

51. “Stella expected to see fire in Mr. Spencer’s eyes, fire like the flames that had made tinder of his house. Instead his eyes were soft, gentle, and brown like the earth. “I have to show them they didn’t destroy me,” he said simply.”

— Sharon M. Draper

Sharon M. Draper Quote: “Earthquake report: Expect big aftershocks – nothing like this has ever been seen before.”

52. “Earthquake report: Expect big aftershocks – nothing like this has ever been seen before.”

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Sharon M. Draper Quote: “I have learned to be patient with people. Once again I point to Rose’s computer and then to the words me too.”

53. “I have learned to be patient with people. Once again I point to Rose’s computer and then to the words me too.”

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Sharon M. Draper Quote: “Thoughts need words. Words need a voice. I love the smell of my mother’s hair after she washes it. I love the feel of the scratchy stubble on my father’s face before he shaves. But I’ve never been able to tell them.”

54. “Thoughts need words. Words need a voice. I love the smell of my mother’s hair after she washes it. I love the feel of the scratchy stubble on my father’s face before he shaves. But I’ve never been able to tell them.”

— Sharon M. Draper

Sharon M. Draper Quote: “What’s the sense of living if you’re ashamed of yourself? Stella’s father said almost to himself.”

55. “What’s the sense of living if you’re ashamed of yourself? Stella’s father said almost to himself.”

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Sharon M. Draper Quote: “The doors of Target opened with a welcoming swoosh, and I was instantly distracted. Yeah. Target does that to me. I feel at home. They’ve got stuff I need. Stuff I don’t need. Stuff I didn’t even know I wanted. Neatly placed and waiting for me. I love that place.”

56. “The doors of Target opened with a welcoming swoosh, and I was instantly distracted. Yeah. Target does that to me. I feel at home. They’ve got stuff I need. Stuff I don’t need. Stuff I didn’t even know I wanted. Neatly placed and waiting for me. I love that place.”

— Sharon M. Draper

Sharon M. Draper Quote: “I like how a book feels when I turn the pages, and how the ink smells – almost like something good to eat.”

57. “I like how a book feels when I turn the pages, and how the ink smells – almost like something good to eat.”

— Sharon M. Draper

Sharon M. Draper Quote: “But Penny was born perfect and copper-bright, just like her name. From the minute she came home from the hospital, she was a really happy baby. Mom truly did carry a little bundle of joy into the house. But.”

58. “But Penny was born perfect and copper-bright, just like her name. From the minute she came home from the hospital, she was a really happy baby. Mom truly did carry a little bundle of joy into the house. But.”

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Sharon M. Draper Quote: “She read it over one last time, not really satisfied, but it was the truth. Even if it still had some scratch-outs.”

59. “She read it over one last time, not really satisfied, but it was the truth. Even if it still had some scratch-outs.”

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Sharon M. Draper Quote: “It’s hard to imagine you and Daddy as ever being young and foolish. I figured you just appeared one day, fully grown and knowing all the answers,” she teased.”

60. “It’s hard to imagine you and Daddy as ever being young and foolish. I figured you just appeared one day, fully grown and knowing all the answers,” she teased.”

— Sharon M. Draper

Sharon M. Draper Quote: “Stella wondered how silence could be so loud.”

61. “Stella wondered how silence could be so loud.”

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Sharon M. Draper Quote: “We’ve got to think positive thoughts.”

62. “We’ve got to think positive thoughts.”

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Sharon M. Draper Quote: “Twenty minutes later, just as Stella thought she was going to collapse with worry and anticipation, her father, the pastor, and Mr. Spencer emerged from the polling station, smiles lighting their faces. And now she saw what she’d expected to see earlier in Mr. Spencer’s eyes. They were on fire.”

63. “Twenty minutes later, just as Stella thought she was going to collapse with worry and anticipation, her father, the pastor, and Mr. Spencer emerged from the polling station, smiles lighting their faces. And now she saw what she’d expected to see earlier in Mr. Spencer’s eyes. They were on fire.”

— Sharon M. Draper

Sharon M. Draper Quote: “Finally he said, “Bad writers don’t practice, Stella. It’s the good ones who care enough to try, who worry about getting the words just right. You are probably better than you think.”

64. “Finally he said, “Bad writers don’t practice, Stella. It’s the good ones who care enough to try, who worry about getting the words just right. You are probably better than you think.”

— Sharon M. Draper

Sharon M. Draper Quote: “Nobody rides trains anymore!”

65. “Nobody rides trains anymore!”

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Sharon M. Draper Quote: “Dad also has the loudest, stinkiest farts in creation. I don’t know how he manages to control them at work, or even if he does, but when he’d get home, he’d let them loose. They’d start as he walked up the stairs.”

66. “Dad also has the loudest, stinkiest farts in creation. I don’t know how he manages to control them at work, or even if he does, but when he’d get home, he’d let them loose. They’d start as he walked up the stairs.”

— Sharon M. Draper

Sharon M. Draper Quote: “I tried so hard, I farted! Mrs.”

67. “I tried so hard, I farted! Mrs.”

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Sharon M. Draper Quote: “I can create any musical combination of sounds on my piano. That’s my superpower.”

68. “I can create any musical combination of sounds on my piano. That’s my superpower.”

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Sharon M. Draper Quote: “If Maria is our hugger, Gloria is our rocker. She rocks for hours in the corner under one of the dumb smiling flowers.”

69. “If Maria is our hugger, Gloria is our rocker. She rocks for hours in the corner under one of the dumb smiling flowers.”

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Sharon M. Draper Quote: “Stella’s father hesitated. “Georgia supports me, but she was a mite trembly this morning. I brought Stella though.“He squeezed her shoulders affectionately. “I don’t want to just tell her about bravery – I want to show her what it looks like.”

70. “Stella’s father hesitated. “Georgia supports me, but she was a mite trembly this morning. I brought Stella though.“He squeezed her shoulders affectionately. “I don’t want to just tell her about bravery – I want to show her what it looks like.”

— Sharon M. Draper

Sharon M. Draper Quote: “Earthquake report: Call the paramedics. A girl in fifth grade is about to explode.”

71. “Earthquake report: Call the paramedics. A girl in fifth grade is about to explode.”

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Sharon M. Draper Quote: “Then let us pray,” Pastor Patton said firmly. Stella noticed a few townspeople slowing down as they passed by; none of the faces looked pleasant. She closed her eyes. “Dear Lord,” said the pastor, we bow down before you as we stand up for dignity. Be with us and protect us both morning, noon and night. Amen.”

72. “Then let us pray,” Pastor Patton said firmly. Stella noticed a few townspeople slowing down as they passed by; none of the faces looked pleasant. She closed her eyes. “Dear Lord,” said the pastor, we bow down before you as we stand up for dignity. Be with us and protect us both morning, noon and night. Amen.”

— Sharon M. Draper

Sharon M. Draper Quote: “I felt like a real girl.”

73. “I felt like a real girl.”

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Sharon M. Draper Quote: “A couple of weeks later my dad and I were in the car and we passed by a McDonald’s. I screeched and kicked and pointed like Godzilla was coming down the street. Dad must have thought I was nuts. Finally, he said, “Would you like to stop and get a Big Mac and a shake for dinner tonight as a treat?”

74. “A couple of weeks later my dad and I were in the car and we passed by a McDonald’s. I screeched and kicked and pointed like Godzilla was coming down the street. Dad must have thought I was nuts. Finally, he said, “Would you like to stop and get a Big Mac and a shake for dinner tonight as a treat?”

— Sharon M. Draper

Sharon M. Draper Quote: “Sometimes I just get tired of bowin’ down and givin’ up, you know?” It.”

75. “Sometimes I just get tired of bowin’ down and givin’ up, you know?” It.”

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Sharon M. Draper Quote: “Yesterday your heart was broken because they left you.”

76. “Yesterday your heart was broken because they left you.”

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Sharon M. Draper Quote: “Never in my life have I had a teacher tell me to be quiet because I was talking to somebody in class! It was the best feeling in the world! I felt like the rest of the kids.”

77. “Never in my life have I had a teacher tell me to be quiet because I was talking to somebody in class! It was the best feeling in the world! I felt like the rest of the kids.”

— Sharon M. Draper

Sharon M. Draper Quote: “Sonatina in C Major, op. 36, no. 1.”

78. “Sonatina in C Major, op. 36, no. 1.”

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Sharon M. Draper Quote: “Most of the time, their balloon zipped across that grass lik eit.”

79. “Most of the time, their balloon zipped across that grass lik eit.”

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Sharon M. Draper Quote: “Everybody uses words to express themselves. Except me. And I bet most people don’t realize the real power of words. But I do. Thoughts.”

80. “Everybody uses words to express themselves. Except me. And I bet most people don’t realize the real power of words. But I do. Thoughts.”

— Sharon M. Draper

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