Paul Zindel
Our life would be what we made of it--nothing more, nothing less.Collection: Would Be
I like storytelling. We all have an active thing that we do that gives us self-esteem, that makes us proud; it's necessary. I have to tell stories because that's the way the wiring went in.Collection: Self Esteem
It's kind of spooky when you are caught talking to God everybody thinks you're nuts. They used to call you a prophet.Collection: Thinking
Be yourself! Be individualistic!' he called out after me. 'But for God's sake get your hair cut. You look like an oddball.Collection: Being Yourself
She thinks she knows everything that goes on inside me, and she doesn’t know a thing. What did she want from me – to tell the truth all the time? To run around saying it did matter to me that I live in a world where you can grow old and be alone and have to get down on your hands and knees and beg for friends? A place where people just sort of forget about you because you get a little old and your mind’s a bit senile or silly? Did she think that didn’t bother me underneath?Collection: Running
In fact, the thing Lorraine and I liked best about the Pigman was that he didn't go around saying we were cards or jazzy or cool or hip. He said we were delightful . . .Collection: Cards
You're a bore, I said to me. You're puny. You're lacking in quality, like a pair of factory-rejected Fruit of the Loom shorts. And this was without considering any sexual problems, since I've never had sex with anyone except myself.Collection: Sex