How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
he shakes his head like i'm hopeless. let's just say, he says, i'm friends with someone who isn't exactly the most popular kid in the school.
then it hits me, what he's not coming out and saying: august. this is all about his being friends with august. (5.The Bus Stop.36-37)
By this point in the story, Jack has learned that his friendship with Auggie is going to come at the price of his social status. Big time. But he's also decided that Auggie's friendship is absolutely worth it. So Jack finds the courage to stand by Auggie as his friend, even when everyone stops talking to him, leaves mean notes in his locker, and harasses him.
Quote #8
Anyway, it's not that I care that people react to me. Like I've said a gazillion times: I'm used to that by now. I don't let it bother me. It's like when you go outside and it's drizzling a little. You don't put on boots for a drizzle. You don't even open your umbrella. You walk through it and barely notice your hair getting wet.
But when it's a huge gym full of parents, the drizzle becomes like this total hurricane. Everyone's eyes hit you like a wall of water. (6.North Pole.5-6)
Anything times a hundred is, well, a hundred times more intense. But Auggie plays it cool on the outside. He bravely hangs in there even when he's suffering inside, facing the storm of stares. It's good he is getting the hang of it; this kind of courage is going to be necessary his whole life.
Quote #9
"I took Baboo back to my room, and I laid him in my bed and taped the little note to Mom on his chest. And then I covered him with my blanket so Mom would find him later. The note read: Dear Mom, I won't need Baboo, but if you miss me, you can cuddle with him yourself. Xo Auggie." (8.Daybreak.2)
When Auggie decides to leave his stuffed animal at home instead of bringing it to the fifth grade nature retreat, he's acknowledging that he's brave enough to sleep away from home without a crutch.