BookBrief Logo
Holes
Goodreads ratings
3.97 / 5
Add to Your Library

Sign in to save this book to your reading lists

"Holes" Quotes

A boy named Stanley Yelnats is sent to a mysterious juvenile detention camp where he unravels a family curse and the secrets behind why the boys are forced to dig holes.

Quotes

If only, if only, the woodpecker sighs, the bark on the tree was as soft as the skies.

Louis Sachar

wishful thinking

I'm not saying it's going to be easy. Nothing in life is easy. But that's no reason to give up. You'll be surprised what you can accomplish if you set your mind to it.

Louis Sachar

motivation

The onions could make you cry, but the peppers could make you breathe fire.

Louis Sachar

humor

I can fix that.

Louis Sachar

confidence

I'm not stupid. I just make a lot of mistakes.

Louis Sachar

self-awareness

I learned not to steal, not to fight, not to lie, and not to make excuses for my mistakes. But the most important thing I learned was that if you want to go and achieve something, you have to go and do it yourself.

Louis Sachar

life lessons

I'll tell you one thing, if you spend your whole life being curious and in the end nothing is achieved, then all your curiosity will be for nothing. You'll be left with nothing.

Louis Sachar

curiosity

You're not looking for anything, my dear, you're just running away.

Louis Sachar

self-discovery

They can fix anything. They can take a broken-down car and turn it into a brand-new car.

Louis Sachar

hope

Sometimes, a person might tell a lie to make everything all right.

Louis Sachar

truthdeception