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A review by brooke_review
The Center of Everything by Laura Moriarty
5.0
The Center of Everything is one of my favorite books – one of the rare 5-star novels. This is a powerful coming-of-age story about one strong little girl who goes through a personal transformation. The main character of Evelyn has such a true voice - I keep a journal of quotes from books that I have read – some of my favorite quotes have come from The Center of Everything.
Some of my favorite quotes from this novel include the following:
“I know that sometimes when you are really worried about something, it ends up not being nearly as bad as you think it will be, and you get to be relieved that you were just being silly, worrying so much over nothing. But sometimes it is just the opposite. It can happen that whatever you are worried about will be even worse than you could have possibly imagined, and you find that you were right to be worried, and even that, maybe, you weren't worried enough.”
“Someone needs to give the Pope thirteen babies. Just for a week or so. See how he likes no birth control then.”
“It's like swimming, underwater, this whole year. I just close my eyes. hold my breath, and keep kicking.”
Some of my favorite quotes from this novel include the following:
“I know that sometimes when you are really worried about something, it ends up not being nearly as bad as you think it will be, and you get to be relieved that you were just being silly, worrying so much over nothing. But sometimes it is just the opposite. It can happen that whatever you are worried about will be even worse than you could have possibly imagined, and you find that you were right to be worried, and even that, maybe, you weren't worried enough.”
“Someone needs to give the Pope thirteen babies. Just for a week or so. See how he likes no birth control then.”
“It's like swimming, underwater, this whole year. I just close my eyes. hold my breath, and keep kicking.”