Sam Allegra Goodman Quotes

Halle thinks your imagination is something you can put on like a jacket or pick up like a spoon—but Sam’s imagination is private! You don’t use your actual imagination for homework. It’s like telling wishes.

the morning, Sam is still sick, and Courtney has a headache

As soon as Sam pops the trunk, more balloons fly up into the air.

Israel Kamakawiwo‘ole’s “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.

Frank Sinatra on the sound system. “Fly Me to the Moon.

Consistency is like a muscle. “Are you willing to practice? Are you going to work? Because if you’re not, you shouldn’t be here.

You did that. Nobody else.

Some people tell lies about the past. Her dad tells lies about the future. He is always telling a new story.

Ann says there used to be a lot of utopias around New England. There was Fruitlands, where the people nearly starved, not to mention, they tried to wear linen all winter. Then there were the Shakers, but they died out, because they believed inc elibacy. “I think they were pretty frustrated,” Ann says. “Look at their baskets.

know winning isn’t everything and if all you care about is winning, you’ll feel empty—but I haven’t won enough to feel empty yet.