"Maniac Magee" Quotes
"Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli tells the story of a young boy named Jeffrey Lionel Magee, whose extraordinary athletic abilities and kind heart help bridge racial divides in a segregated town.
young adult | 184 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
But when you think about it, doing something is always more fun than not doing anything.
He wasn't born in a dump, he was born in a hospital.
The other kids just stared. They had never seen a kid who didn't know how to kick a football.
Nobody knows who said it first, but somebody must have: 'Kid's gotta be a maniac.'
If you listen to everybody who says you're gonna fail, you'll never get anything done.
He had a feeling that he was no longer a runaway. He was a guest.
The town was buzzing with the news: Maniac Magee found a place to stay.
He was always running, running, running.
Nothing's more important than friendship.
Maniac Magee was an orphan. He was a legend.
