Jack Gantos Quotes

10 Sourced Quotes

Each time I read a book, I cataloged the parts that struck me dumb with envy and admiration for their beauty and power and truth.

Jack Gantos
You can't do anything for a person who is stuck between being happy and being miserable. All you can do is get trapped in the middle, and anyone in the middle just gets squished.' -Grandma

Jack Gantos
Don't ever go to war. Even if you win, the battle is never over inside you.

Jack Gantos
Since I was trying so hard to make books lead my life, I didn't want to read them and then just put them back on the shelf and say, good book, as if I was patting a good dog. I wanted books to change me, and I wanted to write books that would change others.

Jack Gantos
Don't ever forget your history," she sang, "or any wicked soul can lie to you and get away with it.

Jack Gantos
Someone once said anyone can be great under rosy circumstances, but the true test of character is measured by how well a person makes decisions during difficult times.

Jack Gantos
Who proved that you don't have to do what your parents want, or what your boyfriend wants, for you to be happy. You just have to be yourself, for there is no love greater than self love

Jack Gantos
It's like when you read a book and you know that the words are important, but the images blossoming in your imagination are even more important because it's your mind that allows the words to come to life.

Jack Gantos
If you have an orderly mind, you'll be a winner no matter where you end up. If your mind is a jumble of junk, you'll be a loser. It's as simple as that.

Jack Gantos
You know, Joey, the medication has helped settle you down, but you have been a good kid all along. You are naturally good. I hope you know that about yourself. You have a good heart.

Jack Gantos