The things we do outlast our mortality. The things we do are like monuments that people build to honor heroes after they've died. They're like the pyramids that the Egyptians built to honor the pharaohs. Only instead of being made of stone, they're made out of the memories people have of you.


Wonder (ed. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2012) - ISBN: 9780375899881

R. J. Palacio Quotes

The things we do outlast our mortality. The things we do are like monuments that people build to honor heroes after they've died. They're like the...

The things we do outlast our mortality. The things we do are like monuments that people build to honor heroes after they've died. They're like the...

The things we do outlast our mortality. The things we do are like monuments that people build to honor heroes after they've died. They're like the...

The things we do outlast our mortality. The things we do are like monuments that people build to honor heroes after they've died. They're like the...