Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
Kate DiCamillo
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Nothing would be easier without you, because you are everything, all of it- sprinkles, quarks, giant donuts, eggs sunny-side up- you are the ever-expanding universe to me.”
“I promise to always turn back toward you.”
“Don't we all live in our heads? Where else could we possibly exist? Our brains are the universe.”
“So many miracles have not yet happened.”
“All words at all times, true or false, whispered or shouted, are clues to the workings of the human heart.”
“You are the ever-expanding universe to me”
“Pascal," said Dr. Meescham, "had it that since it could not be proven whether God existed, one might as well believe that he did, because there was everything to gain by believing and nothing to lose. This is how it is for me. What do I lose if I choose to believe? Nothing!" "Take this squirrel, for instance. Ulysses. Do I believe he can type poetry? Sure, I do believe it. There is much more beauty in the world if I believe such a thing is possible.”
“That was the thing about tragedy. It was just sitting there, keeping you company, waiting. And you had absolutely no idea.”
“Bah, cynics," said Dr. Meescham. "Cynics are people who are afraid to believe.”
“A squirrel flies in," said Dr. Meescham. "This I did not expect at all. It is what I love about life, that things happen which I do not expect. When I was a girl in Blundermeecen, we left the window open for this very reason, even in the winter. We did it because we believed something wonderful might make its way to us through the open window. Did wonderful things find us? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. But tonight it has happened! Something wonderful!" Dr. Meescham clapped her hands. "A window has been left open. A squirrel flies in the window. The heart of an old woman rejoices!”
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miracles, open, love, universe, hope, window, openness, inspirational, poetry
