The 29 Best Wonder Quotes (2024)

01

“Its not a contest about whose days suck the most. The point is we all have to put up with the bad days.”

R. J. Palacio

author

Wonder

book

bad days

concept

02

“You don’t need your eyes to love, right? You just feel it inside you. That’s how it is in heaven. It’s just love, and no one forgets who they love.”

R. J. Palacio

author

Wonder

book

Isabel Pullman

character

love

concept

03

“Funny how sometimes you worry a lot about something and it turns out to be nothing.”

R. J. Palacio

author

Wonder

book

August Pullman

character

worries

concept

04

“I think there should be a rule that everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their lives.”

R. J. Palacio

author

Wonder

book

August Pullman

character

success

concept

05

“It’s not all random, if it really was all random, the universe would abandon us completely. And the universe doesn’t. It takes care of its most fragile creations in ways we can’t see...Maybe it is a lottery, but the universe makes it all even out in the end. The universe takes care of all its birds.”

R. J. Palacio

author

Wonder

book

Justin

character

love

care

concepts

06

“The things we do outlast our mortality. The things we do are like monuments that people build to honor heroes after they’ve died. They’re like the pyramids that the Egyptians built to honor the pharaohs. Only instead of being made of stone, they’re made out of the memories people have of you.”

R. J. Palacio

author

Wonder

book

Mr. Browne

character

actions

memories

concepts

07

“It’s better to know some of the questions, than all of the answers.”

R. J. Palacio

author

James Thurber

person

Wonder

book

Mr. Browne

character

questions

answers

concepts

08

“I wish every day could be Halloween. We could all wear masks all the time. Then we could walk around and get to know each other before we got to see what we looked like under the masks.”

09

“Kinder than is necessary. Because it’s not enough to be kind. One should be kinder than needed. Why I love that line, that concept, is that it reminds me that we carry with us, as human beings, not just the capacity to be kind, but the very choice of kindness.”

R. J. Palacio

author

Wonder

book

Mr. Tushman

character

kindness

choices

concepts

10

“A fresh start gives us the chance to reflect on the past, weigh the things we’ve done, and apply what we’ve learned from those things to the future. If we don’t examine the past, we don’t learn from it.”

R. J. Palacio

author

Wonder

book

the past

learning

concepts

11

“Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right using of strength.”

R. J. Palacio

author

Wonder

book

Mr. Tushman

character

strength

greatness

concepts

12

“Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.”

R. J. Palacio

author

Wonder

book

Mr. Tushman

character

friendship

courage

kindness

character

concepts

13

“Some things you just can’t explain. You don’t even try. You don’t know where to start. All your sentences would jumble up like a giant knot if you opened your mouth. Any words you used would come out wrong.”

R. J. Palacio

author

Wonder

book

communication

concept

14

“Learning who you are is what you are here to do.”

R. J. Palacio

author

Wonder

book

Via Pullman

character

learning

being yourself

concepts

15

“Here’s what I think: the only reason I’m not ordinary is that no one else sees me that way.”

R. J. Palacio

author

Wonder

book

August Pullman

character

ordinary

concept

16

“But I really believe, and Daddy really believes, that there are more good people on this earth than bad people, and the good people watch out for each other and take care of each other.”

R. J. Palacio

author

Isabel Pullman

character

friendship

goodness

concepts

17

“When given the choice between being right and being kind, choose kind.”

R. J. Palacio

author

Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

person

Wonder

book

Mr. Browne

character

kindness

choices

concepts

18

“Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.”

R. J. Palacio

author

Blaise Pascal

person

Wonder

book

Mr. Browne

character

kindness

words

concepts

19

“It’s not enough to be friendly. You have to be a friend.”

R. J. Palacio

author

Wonder

book

Charlotte

character

friendship

concept

20

“It’s never too late to start over.”

R. J. Palacio

author

Wonder

book

Julian Albans

character

forgiveness

beginning

concepts

21

“The best way to measure how much you’ve grown isn’t by inches or the number of laps you can now run around the track, or even your grade point average — though those things are important, to be sure. It’s what you’ve done with your time, how you’ve chosen to spend your days, and whom you’ve touched this year. That, to me, is the greatest measure of success.”

R. J. Palacio

author

Wonder

book

Mr. Tushman

character

friendship

time

success

concepts

22

“What is beautiful is good, and who is good will soon be beautiful.”

R. J. Palacio

author

Sappho

person

Wonder

book

Mr. Browne

character

beauty

goodness

concepts

23

“Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you ever can.”

R. J. Palacio

author

John Wesley

person

Wonder

book

Mr. Browne

character

goodness

concept

24

“Don’t try too hard to be cool. It always shows, and that’s uncool.”

R. J. Palacio

author

Wonder

book

Amos Conti

character

appearances

popularity

concepts

25

“Sometimes I think my head is so big because it is so full of dreams.”

R. J. Palacio

author

Joseph Merrick

person

Wonder

book

Justin

character

dreams

concept

26

“She wonders whether what comes next could ever live up to the expectations. She doesn’t know. You never can. She turns the page anyway.”

Emily Henry

author

Wonder

Book Lovers

books

expectations

concept

27

“She often remembered that building and wondered who owned it. Someone very kind she was sure for in front of every one of the many seats there had been a little carpet-eared puppy-sized dog-bed.”

Dodie Smith

author

Wonder

The Hundred and One Dalmatians

books

kindness

memories

questions

pets

being grateful

being thankful

concepts

28

Men themselves have wonderedWhat they see in me.They try so muchBut they can’t touchMy inner mystery.When I try to show themThey say they still can’t see.I say,It’s in the arch of my back,The sun of my smile,The ride of my breasts,The grace of my style.I’m a womanPhenomenally.Phenomenal woman,That’s me.

Maya Angelou

author

Wonder

Phenomenal Woman

books

men

woman

concepts

29

“If someone were to tell a friend, ‘I want to see you tonight’, you would wonder what was meant by ‘you’. You would keep asking yourself, ‘Does “you” in this case mean “you” or “U”?’If ‘you’ means ‘U’ and ‘U’ is me, then that lady wants to see me tonight. And then you would wonder why, I tell you, Professor Sherman, ‘U’ is a bad name.”

William Pene du Bois

author

Professor William Waterman Sherman

person

Wonder

The Twenty-One Balloons

books

Mr. F

character

names

friends

asking

someone

bad

lady

concepts

The 29 Best Wonder Quotes (2024)

FAQs

What is the most famous quote from Wonder? ›

1. “When given the choice between being right or being kind choose kind.” 2. “I think there should be a rule that everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their lives.”

What is the quote from 365 days of Wonder? ›

We carry within us the wonders we seek around us. When it's dark, be the one who turns on the light. I've learned that life is like a book. Sometimes we must close a chapter and begin the next one."

What is the quote from Wonder via? ›

Quotes
  • Via : You can't blend in when you were born to stand out.
  • Via : [narrating] Miranda used to joke that my house was like the earth. It revolved around the son, not the daughter.

What are the most famous quote? ›

Best Quotes by Famous People
  • 1. “ Imagination is more important than knowledge.” – Albert Einstein.
  • 2. “ Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson.
  • 3. “ ...
  • “I have a dream.” ...
  • 5. “ ...
  • 6. “ ...
  • “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” ...
  • 8. “

What is a short quote about Wonder? ›

Wisdom begins in wonder. There are people who make things happen, there are people who watch things happen, and there are people who wonder what happened. To be successful, you need to be a person who makes things happen. Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand.

Is Wonder based on a true story? ›

Directed by Sebastián Lelio, the film is based on a 2016 novel by Emma Donoghue, who said that while the story is entirely fictional, she was inspired by the "fasting girls" phenomenon, which first began in the 16th century but was perhaps most prominent in the Victorian era (1837–1901).

Why did Anna not eat in The Wonder? ›

And the reasons for this are devastating: Anna is mourning a dead brother, who she explains gave her "double love" when she was nine – the love given to a sister, and to a wife. By fasting and sacrificing herself, Anna hopes to enable his transition from purgatory to heaven rather than hell.

What is the summer quote from wonder? ›

Summer: Given the choice between being right and being kind, choose kind.

What is Wonder Woman's quote? ›

19 "So Long As Life Remains, There Is Always Hope..." "So long as life remains, there is always hope... and so long as there is hope, there can be victory!" This quote comes from the legendary run of Wonder Woman by George Perez and Len Wein.

What is the most important message in wonder? ›

This book taught me so many important lessons. Most importantly, accepting people for who they are, instead of how they look, can make life so much better for everyone. Put yourself in their shoes. Imagine how it would feel to be them.

What was the quote from the Wonder Years? ›

Kevin Arnold - The Narrator: All of our young lives we search for someone to love. Someone that makes us complete. We choose partners and change partners. We dance to a song of heartbreak and hope.

What is the quote from the child sense of Wonder? ›

A child's world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement. It is our misfortune that for most of us that clear-eyed vision, that true instinct for what is beautiful and awe-inspiring, is dimmed and even lost before we reach adulthood.

Who is Via's crush in Wonder? ›

Olivia "Via" Pullman is a main character in the Wonder book and movie. She is the older sister of Auggie and the daughter of Isabel and Nate Pullman. She is a student at Faulkner High School, where she met Justin who became her boyfriend.

What is the most important message in Wonder? ›

This book taught me so many important lessons. Most importantly, accepting people for who they are, instead of how they look, can make life so much better for everyone. Put yourself in their shoes. Imagine how it would feel to be them.

What are Wonder Woman's badass quotes? ›

Fighting doesn't make you a hero.” “If loss makes you doubt your belief in justice, then you never truly believed in justice at all.” “I will fight for those who cannot fight for themselves.” “Now I know, that only love can truly save the world.

What is a quote from Jack Will in Wonder? ›

Jack Will Quotes in Wonder. What's cool about really little kids is that they don't say stuff to try to hurt your feelings, even though sometimes they do say stuff that hurts your feelings. But they don't actually know what they're saying. Big kids, though: they know what they're saying.

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