Charlie Quotes

“She kissed me. It was the kind of kiss that I could never tell my friends about out loud. It was the kind of kiss that made me know that I was never so happy in my whole life.”

“My sister was counting on me, and this was the first time anyone ever counted on me for anything.”

“All I cared about was the fact that Sam got really hurt. And I guess I realized at that moment that I really did love her.”

“I love Sam. It’s not a movie kind of love either. I just look at her sometimes, and I think she is the prettiest and nicest person in the world.”

“I am really in love with Sam, and it hurts very much.”

“I moved to the typewriter again, and I wrote something. ‘I love you, too.‘”

“Sam sat down and started laughing. Patrick started laughing. I started laughing. And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.”

“Then, he started crying. Then, he started talking about Brad. And I just let him. Because that’s what friends are for.”

“Normally I am very shy, but [Patrick] seemed like the kind of guy you could just walk up to at a football game even though you were three years younger and not popular.”

“It would be very nice to have a friend again. I would like that even more than a date.”

“Sometimes people use thought to not participate in life.”

“I just couldn’t watch them hurt Patrick even if things weren’t clear just yet.”

“I just kind of listen and nod because Patrick needs to talk.”

“I do consider you a friend, Charlie.”

“I love Twinkies, and the reason I am saying that is because we are all supposed to think of reasons to live.”

“I am very interested and fascinated by how everyone loves each other, but no one really likes each other.”

“I just remember walking between them and feeling for the first time that I belonged somewhere.”

“Charlie. Please don’t take this the wrong way. I’m not trying to make you feel uncomfortable. I just want you to know that you’re special...and the only reason I’m telling you is that I don’t know if anyone else ever has.”

“Love pats are soft punches of encouragement that are administered on the knee, shoulder, and arm.”

“Before she left, she hugged me again. Two in one day! I really do love my sister. Especially when she’s nice.”

“You ever think, Charlie, that our group is the same as any other group like the football team? And the only real difference between us is what we wear and why we wear it?”

“Oh you think these are carrots. These are not carrots. These are orange twiglets from Jupiter.”

“Lola won’t eat carrots, of course. She says carrots are for rabbits.”

“Oh, this isn’t mashed potato. People often think that but no, this is cloud fluff from the pointiest peak of Mount Fuji.”

“I know these are not fish sticks. These are ocean nibbles from the supermarket under the sea--mermaids eat them all the time.”

“These are not peas. Of course they are not. These are green drops from Greenland. They are made out of green and fall from the sky.”

“Oldest daughter Charlie struggles to care for her sisters in the wake of the accident that took their parents, while each of the younger sisters narrates a volume of the series.”

″ Charlie is the oldest; as the only adult she became the head of the family.”

“And it does too matter how you look, I can tell you that.′ She walked ahead angrily for a few steps, then waited for Charlie and took his hand again. ”

“Charlie sat in the sudden stillness, hunched over his knees, on the bottom step. The whole world seemed to have been turned off when Sara went into the Weiceks’ house, and he did not move for a long time. The only sound was the ticking of his watch.”

“Her brother Charlie was sitting on the top step and Sara sat down beside him. She held out her feet, looked at them, and said, ‘I like my orange sneakers, don’t you, Charlie?”

“The richly drawn characters, based on Taylor’s own life, include five sisters and their mischievous brother, Charlie. New York’s upper east side provides the backdrop as the unwatched Charlie toddles in front of an on-coming wagon with unexpected results.”

“Charlie heard his name being called. He stopped, bewildered. Bearing down upon him was a monstrous horse, blowing and puffing and wild-eyed. Its legs were churning up and down in a terrifying blur. The little boy was too frightened even to move.”

“Charlie lay sprawled on the sidewalk, playing with the small wagon Papa had made for him. He had turned it upside down, and his chubby little hands kept spinning the wheels round and round.”