“Don't matter if you believe in them or not. If they're there, they're there,' Mrs. Phipps said.”

“Any other mislabeled underachievers around here? Speak up now or suffer the consquences," he said. Emily blinked. "other mislabeled underachievers?" That's correct," Maxwell said. "I, for one, have definitely been mislabeled. I am not an underachiever. I simply refuse to waste my time on subjects which will be of no use to me in my future, such as math and science.”

“Life is not easy. We all have problems-even tragedies-to deal with, and luck has nothing to do with it. Bad luck is only the superstitious excuse for those who don't have the wit to deal with the problems of life. ”

“Dates are convenient hooks on which we can hang our memories of events. But history is all about people - people like you and me who did things to change the world.”

“Sometimes it's easier not to try to understand people.”

“To my way of thinking, the slavery issue is just an excuse to allow some people to do hateful things and feel righteous about it.”

“There are 2 ways of crying-on the outside or from the inside-and I've been crying on the inside most of my life.”