Starfish
Lisa Fipps
Top 10 Best Quotes
“She's the first person to smile at me today. The first to make me feel wanted. Understood. I blink back tears. It's unknown how many students' lives librarians have saved by welcoming loners at lunch.”
“I'm a starfish, taking up all the room I want.”
“It’s unknown how many students’ lives librarians have saved by welcoming loners at lunch.”
“The fat on my body never felt as heavy as your words on my heart.”
“every kid who’s ever been told, “You’d be so pretty or handsome, if . . .” You ARE beautiful. Now. Just as you are. You deserve to be seen, to be heard, to take up room, to be noticed. So when the world tries to make you feel small, starfish!”
“Every kid needs one place they can escape to when life gets to be too much.”
“Why aren't kids allowed to tell grown-ups when they're wrong? They don't know everything Sometimes it's as if they don't know anything.”
“It would be great if people realized that we’re all different, in all kinds of ways, and different is okay.”
“Stereotypes stink. They give people an excuse to hate people who are different instead of taking the time to get to know them.”
“The universe should warn you when something horrible is about to happen, give you a chance to take a deep breath before your breath gets taken away.”
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Book Keywords:
hate, saved-a-life, space, kids, wanted, overwhelmed, escape, different, librarians, personal-space, welcome, lunch, starfish, loners, confidence, room, grown-ups, escape-from-reality, stereotypes
