Bill Konigsberg quotes
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“And perhaps the best answer is not to tolerate differences, not even to accept them. But to celebrate them. Maybe then those who are different would feel more loved, and less, well, tolerated.”
-- Bill KonigsbergSource : Bill Konigsberg (2013). “Openly Straight”, p.142, Scholastic Inc.
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“The world needs people who are more comfortable standing still. We keep the earth on it axis when everybody else is bouncing around.”
-- Bill KonigsbergSource : Bill Konigsberg (2013). “Openly Straight”, p.310, Scholastic Inc.
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“It needs to be said that sometimes my mom forgets important details when she talks. Like the time she told us she was considering leather (couches, it turns out), or when I was little and she said, "Here's a napkin to put your balls in" (the Atomic Fireballs that I was eating, she meant).”
-- Bill KonigsbergSource : Bill Konigsberg (2013). “Openly Straight”, p.93, Scholastic Inc.
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“Guilt is about something you do. Shame is about who you are.”
-- Bill KonigsbergSource : Bill Konigsberg (2013). “Openly Straight”, p.293, Scholastic Inc.
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“Wouldn't it be nice if we lived in a world where no one thought being gay was even something to ride someone about?”
-- Bill KonigsbergSource : Bill Konigsberg (2013). “Openly Straight”, p.104, Scholastic Inc.
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“Straight people have it so much easier. They don’t understand. They can’t. There’s no such thing as openly straight.”
-- Bill KonigsbergSource : Bill Konigsberg (2013). “Openly Straight”, p.207, Scholastic Inc.
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“You can be anything you want, but when you go against who you are inside, it doesn't feel good.”
-- Bill KonigsbergSource : Bill Konigsberg (2013). “Openly Straight”, p.291, Scholastic Inc.
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“The hole in my heart, I can’t even begin to describe. It’s hard when you open your heart and let someone in and then suddenly they’re not in it anymore. It doesn’t matter whose fault it is; that empty spot stings so bad that you want to find any kind of relief, or wrap yourself up so tight you can’t feel it anymore. I knew it might be there a little while. Or maybe even a long while. For both of us.”
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“Do you know how you get the urge to clean your room, and it’s no big deal? But when your mom tells you that you have to clean your room, you don't want to? That's me, anyway.”
-- Bill KonigsbergSource : Bill Konigsberg (2013). “Openly Straight”, p.81, Scholastic Inc.
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“Having no room of my own to "take care of things" had begun to weigh on me. I wondered if storing up ***** would have a health impact on me, positive or negative, like shinier hair or weight gain.”
-- Bill KonigsbergSource : Bill Konigsberg (2013). “Openly Straight”, p.145, Scholastic Inc.
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