When You Reach Me Literature and Writing Quotes

Something very familiar caught my eye. It was on the bedside table, under the ugly lamp. It was my book – or maybe it was my book's twin sister, just as old and beat-up-looking as mine, but with different creases and one corner ripped off the cover. I went over and picked it up. (44.16)

I'll just hand him my letter and say, "Try not to land in the broccoli." He'll understand. He's a smart kid. (55.5)