Quotes of Wendy Mass

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“Do you ever think if people heard our conversations they'd lock us up?"All the time.” ― Wendy Mass, Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
“A fight is going on inside me," said an old man to his son. "It is a terrible fight between two wolves. One wolf is evil. He is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other wolf is good. he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you." The son thought about it for a minute and then asked, "Which wolf will win?" The old man replied simply, "The one you feed.” ― Wendy Mass, Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.” ― Wendy Mass, The Candymakers
“I am not plain, or average or - God forbid - vanilla. I am peanut butter rocky road with multicolored sprinkles, hot fudge and a cherry on top.” ― Wendy Mass, Every Soul a Star
“Maybe some things aren't meant to be known. maybe there just meant to be accepted.” ― Wendy Mass, Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
“When people see you're happy doing what you're doing, it sort of takes the power away from them to tease you about it.” ― Wendy Mass, Every Soul a Star
“Life is short, have dessert first.” ― Wendy Mass, Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
“If nothing ever changed, there would be no such things as butterflies.” ― Wendy Mass, The Candymakers
“The trick is that as long as you know who you are and what makes you happy, it doesn't matter how others see you.” ― Wendy Mass, Every Soul a Star
“Nothing nice you ever do for anyone is for no reason.” ― Wendy Mass, 11 Birthdays
“The people on the train with me don't know it, but in my head I'm dancing.” ― Wendy Mass, Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
“They say the eyes are the window to the soul.” ― Wendy Mass, A Mango-Shaped Space
“A wise man once remarked that we can count how many seeds are in the apple, but not how many apples are in the seed.” ― Wendy Mass, Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
“The sidelines may be safer but life is played on the field” ― Wendy Mass, 13 Gifts
“I'm going to tell you a secret. Our lives are shaped by the future, not by the past. Once you decide how you want your life to be, all you need to do is live into that future.” ― Wendy Mass, Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall
“Whereever you end up;" Jack whispered into my ear."I wish you clear skies. Always” ― Wendy Mass, Every Soul a Star
“I bet if you go through the rest of your life telling yourself, "I'm sparkling," you'll have a whole different energy and experience.” ― Wendy Mass, Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall
“Everyone thinks I named my cat Mango because of his orange eyes, but that's not the case. I named him Mango because the sounds of his purrs and his wheezes and his meows are all various shades of yellow-orange.” ― Wendy Mass
“You never know, life is short but it’s wide” ― Wendy Mass, Every Soul a Star
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Wendy Mass

Wendy Mass is the author of thirty novels for young people, including A Mango-Shaped Space, which was awarded the Schneider Family Book Award, Leap Day, the Twice Upon a Time fairy tale series, Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, Heaven Looks a Lot Like the…

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