Anyone who is not a liberal in his youth has no heart. Anyone who remains so as he matures has no brain!
I guess what led to me writing 'Holes' was having moved to Texas in 1991, and it was sort of my reaction to Texas.
The bark on the tree was just a little softer.
I hope I remember everything," said Toni. "You won't," said Trapp. "That's how you learn. But after you make the same mistake one, or two, or five times, you'll eventually get it. And then you'll make new mistakes.
You make the decision: Whom did God punish?
I never think of an entire book at once. I always just start with a very small idea. In 'Holes,' I just began with the setting; a juvenile correctional facility located in the Texas desert. Then I slowly make up the story, and rewrite it several times, and each time I rewrite it, I get new ideas, and change the old ideas around.
Not everyone is as nice as us.
The younger one looked to be completely useless.
Baseball games are like snowflakes and fingerprints, no two are ever alike.
Love's stronger than fear and death.
Don't let your life wait for other people.