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If only, if only," the woodpecker sighs, "The bark on the tree was as soft as the skies." While the wolf waits below, hungry and lonely, Crying to the moo-oo-oon, "If only, If only." --
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Louis Sachar |
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You need a reason to be sad. You don't need a reason to be happy.
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Louis Sachar |
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It was all because of his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing great-great-grandfather!
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Louis Sachar |
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If only, if only, the moon speaks no reply; Reflecting the sun and all that's gone by. Be strong my weary wolf, turn around boldly. Fly high, my baby bird, My angel, my only
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Louis Sachar |
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Rattlesnakes would be a lot more dangerous if they didn't have the rattle.
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Louis Sachar |
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But don't forget who you really are. And I'm not talking about your so-called real name. All names are made up by someone else, even the one your parents gave you. You know who you really are. When you're alone at night, looking up at the stars, or maybe lying in your bed in total darkness, you know that nameless person inside you...Your muscles will toughen. So will your heart and soul. That's necessary for survival. But don't lose touch w..
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Louis Sachar |
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There is no lake at Camp Green Lake.
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opening-lines
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Louis Sachar |
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When you spend your whole life living in a hole, the only way you can go is up. (Zero/Hector Zeroni)
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Louis Sachar |
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I hope I remember everything," said Toni. "You won't," said Trapp. "That's how you learn. But after you make the same mistake one, or two, or five times, you'll eventually get it. And then you'll make new mistakes."
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mistakes
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Louis Sachar |
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You have only one life, make the most of it
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Louis Sachar |
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You make the decision: Whom did God punish?
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Louis Sachar |
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Zero wasnt worried, " When you spend your whole life living in a shole", he said, "the only way you can go is up."
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Louis Sachar |
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But I'm taking small steps 'Cause I don't know where I'm going I'm taking small steps And I don't know what to say. Small steps, Trying to pull myself together And maybe I'll discover A clue along the way!
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I'm not stupid. I know everybody thinks I am. I just don't like answering their questions.
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zero
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Well, let me tell you something, Caveman. You are here on account of one person. If it wasn't for that person, you wouldn't be here digging holes in the hot sun. You know who that person is?" "My no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather."
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Louis Sachar |
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In a way, it made him sad. He couldn't help but think that a hundred times zero was still nothing.
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Louis Sachar |
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You're responsible for yourself. You messed up your life, and it's up to you to fix it. No one else is going to do it for you -- for any of you.
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Louis Sachar |
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You can't let anybody else tell you what your choices are. Sometimes they won't give you the right choice.
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Louis Sachar |
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Warning: Do not read this story right after eating. In fact, don't read it right before eating either. In fact, just to be safe, don't read this story if you're ever planning to eat again.
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Louis Sachar |
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A lot of people don't believe in curses. A lot of people don't believe in yellow-spotted lizards either, but if one bites you, it doesn't make a difference whether you believe in it or not.
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curses
lizards
believe
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Louis Sachar |
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The time you quit learning is the time to quit playing.
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Louis Sachar |
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Each beat told him he was still alive, at least for one more second.
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Louis Sachar |
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The impossible is more believable than the highly improbable.
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Louis Sachar |
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Nothing in life is easy. But that's no reason to give up. you'll be surprised what you can accomplish if you set your mind to it.
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Louis Sachar |
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Okay, you were probably taught there are five senses," he said. "We see, hear, touch, smell and taste. But how do we know those are the only five? What are the senses that we don't have? What are we failing to perceive?"
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We may be surrounded by some greater reality, to which we are oblivious. And even if we could somehow perceive it in some entirely new way, it is extremely doubtful we would be able to comprehend what we perceived.
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Louis Sachar |
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An idea doesn't die," said Trapp. "It exists somewhere, in its own dimension, waiting to be perceived."
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Louis Sachar |
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Love is different from most things. If I gave my piece of chalk to someone, then I wouldn't have it anymore. But when I give my love to someone, I end up with more love than I started with. The more love you give away, the more you have left.
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Louis Sachar |
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There was something special about being in a strange place, all alone in a mass of people even if you had just screwed up your life, or perhaps especially if you had just screwed up your life.
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Louis Sachar |
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It's funny how a person can be right all the time and still be wrong.
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wrong
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When I turned the corner, I saw Toni waving at me from the elevator. I think I've already told you how it made me feel to see her smile and wave at me. You can have your sunsets and waterfalls. If a piano were to suddenly fall on my head, that's the image I'd want forever engraved in my mind. --Alton Richard
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Louis Sachar |
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Life will deal me many different hands, some good, some bad (maybe they've already been dealt), but from here on in, I'll be turning my own cards. --Alton Richard
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Louis Sachar |
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When you spend your whole life living in a hole," he said, "the only way you can go is up."
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Louis Sachar |
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If only, if only, the moon speaks no reply; Reflecting the sun and all that's gone by. Be strong my weary wolf, turn around boldly. Fly high my baby bird, My angel, my only.
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Louis Sachar |
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Wayside school is falling down, falling down, falling down, Wayside school is falling down my fair lady. Kids go splat as they hit the ground, hit the ground, hit the ground, Kids go splat as the hit the ground my fair lady . Broken bones and blood and gore, blood and gore, blood and gore, Broken bones and blood and gore my fair lady. We don't have to go to school no more, school no more, school no more, We don't have to go to school no mor..
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Louis Sachar |
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He could hardly lift his spoon during breakfast, and then he was out on the lake, his spoon soon replaced by a shovel.
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Louis Sachar |
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You may have done some bad things, but that doesn't mean you're a bad kid.
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Louis Sachar |
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Now you be careful in the real world" said Armpit " Not everyone is as nice as us."
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funny
children-books
holes
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If only, if only, the woodpecker sighs, The bark on the tree was just a little bit softer. While the wolf waits below, hungry and lonely, He cries to the moo-oo-oon, If only, if only.
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Louis Sachar |
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What scared Stanley the most about dying wasn't his actual death. He figured he could handle the pain. It wouldn't be much worse than what he felt now. In fact, maybe at the moment of his death he would be too weak to feel pain. Death would be a relief. What worried him the most was the thought of his parents not knowing what happened to him, not knowing whether he was dead or alive. He hated to imagine what it would be like for his mother ..
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family
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Louis Sachar |
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Nothing in life is easy.
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Louis Sachar |
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The bark on the tree was just a little softer.
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character
friendship
punishment
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Louis Sachar |
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I may have ruined my life, but at least I got to eat some really good Chinese food.
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Louis Sachar |
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Sometimes people can learn a lot about each other just by sitting in silence.
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