R.J. Palacio

“I actually like how doctors talk. I like the sound of science. I like how words you don't understand explain things you can't understand.”

“Do people look the same when they go to heaven, mommy?"”

“Sometimes I think my head is so big because it is so full of dreams”

“The best way to measure how much you've grown isn't by inches or the number of laps you can now run around the track, or even your grade point average-- though those things are important, to be sure. It's what you've done with your time, how you've chosen to spend your days, and whom you've touched this year. That, to me, is the greatest measure of success.”