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Mick Harte Was Here
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"Mick Harte Was Here" Quotes

Phoebe attempts to cope with her brother's death in a touching and humorous story.

Quotes

I'm going to take something terrible and try to make something good out of it.

Barbara Park

positivitytragedy

I know something's wrong when I see my mother crying. She's not the sort of person who cries.

Barbara Park

sadnessfamily

I knew Mick was in the hospital, but I didn't know he was dead. I didn't know it was a car that killed him. I didn't know anything.

Barbara Park

confusiondeath

I don't understand how a person can be here one minute and gone the next.

Barbara Park

lossconfusion

My brother Mick was thirteen years old and he was dead.

Barbara Park

deathloss

You can't fix something that's not broken.

Barbara Park

acceptancewisdom

I'm not going to let it go. I'm not going to let Mick go.

Barbara Park

griefdetermination

I'm not going to forget Mick. I don't care if people think I'm weird. I'm going to remember.

Barbara Park

memorygrief

Sometimes it feels like Mick's still here.

Barbara Park

memorygrief

If I was dead, I wouldn't want people to forget me.

Barbara Park

memoryempathy