Always try to be a little kinder than necessary.

— R.J. Palacio

And I wondered how it would feel to be in Heaven and not have my face matter anymore. Just like how it never, ever mattered to Daisy.

— R.J. Palacio

At first, I thought he was laughing because his shoulders were shaking, but then he put his palms on his eyes and I realized he was crying. It was the quietest crying I've ever heard. Like a whisper. I was going to go over to him, but then I thought maybe he was whisper-crying because he didn't want me or anyone else to hear him.

— R.J. Palacio

But the good thing about life is that we can fix our mistakes sometimes. We learn from them. We get better.

— R.J. Palacio

Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.

— R.J. Palacio

-"Do people look the same when they get to heaven?"-"I don't know. I don't think so."-"Then how do people recognize each other?"-"I don't know, sweetie." She sounded tired." They just feel it. You don't need your eyes to love, right? You just feel it inside you. That's how it is in heaven. It's just love, and no one forgets who they love.

— R.J. Palacio

Do people look the same when they get to heaven?"" I don't know. I don't think so."" Then how do people recognize each other?"" I don't know, sweetie." She sounded tired." They just feel it. You don't need your eyes to love, right? You just feel it inside you. That's how it is in heaven. It's just love, and no one forgets who they love.

— R.J. Palacio

Do people look the same when they go to heaven, mommy?"" I don't know. I don't think so."" Then how do people recognize each other?"" I don't know, sweetie. They just feel it. You don't need your eyes to love, right?

— R.J. Palacio

He meticulously tries to get every hair in place. He tilts his head to look at himself from different angles, like there's some magic perspective in the mirror that could change the dimensions of his face'-Olivia/Via thinking

— R.J. Palacio

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

— R.J. Palacio