Which character said, “If every single person in this room made it a rule that wherever you are, whenever you can, you will try to act a little kinder than is necessary–the world really would be a better place.”

Which character said, “my parents don’t have a clue about what I want to do with my life. they never ask. i don’t think they even know i trade my baroque violin for an eight-string hardanger fiddle two years ago.”

Which character said, “My worst day, worst fall, worst headache, worst bruise, worst cramp, worst mean thing anyone could say has always been nothing compared to what August has gone through. This isn’t me being noble, by the way: it’s just the way I know it is.”

Which character said, “Then one day I blurted out that I had a little brother who was deformed. I have no idea why I said this: it just seemed like an interesting thing to say.”

Which character said, “I wish everyday could be Halloween. We could all wear masks all the time. Then we could walk around and get to know each other before we got to see what we looked like under the masks.”

Which character said, “I was only friendly to him because Mr. Tushman asked me to be especially nice and all that. But now, if all the guys in the fifth grade were lined up against a wall and I got to choose anyone I wanted to hang out with, I would choose August.”