1.
Her smile put the sunflower to shame.
Jerry Spinelli
Her grin outshone the sunflower.
2.
She was bendable light: she shone around every corner of my day.
Jerry Spinelli
3.
I’m not my name. My name is something I wear, like a shirt. It gets worn. I outgrow it, I change it.
Jerry Spinelli
4.
I had never realized how much I needed the attention of others to confirm my own presence.
Jerry Spinelli
7.
She's in tenth grade,' he said. 'I hear she's been homeschooled till now.' Maybe that explains it,' I said.
Jerry Spinelli
8.
Who are you if you lose your favorite person? Can you lose your favorite person without losing yourself? I reach for Stargirl and she's gone. I'm not me anymore.
Jerry Spinelli
9.
It (enchantment) started when the earth was born. It never stops. It is, always. It's just here.
Jerry Spinelli