My Favorite Quotes from Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

By Lilian Calix
May 24, 2017

Everything, Everything tells the story of Madeline, a young teen who has a rare condition called Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID). Madeline does not go outside due to her illness. She is content with her life until a new family moves in next door. After meeting Olly, the boy next door, her life changes in ways she never expected. Everything, Everything was written by Nicola Yoon and illustrated by her husband, David Yoon.

Book cover for Everything, Everything

1. “Every day you get up and learn something new. Every day you find something to be happy about. Every single day you have a smile for me. You worry more about your mother than you do about yourself. ” (p.33)

2. “I’m not a princess. And I don’t need rescuing.” (p.47)

3. “Everything’s a risk. Not doing anything is a risk, It’s up to you.” (p.68)

4.. “Me in love would  be like being a food critic with no taste buds. It would be like being a color-blind painter.” (p.79)

5. “Wanting just leads to more wanting. There’s no end to desire” (p.83)

6. “Life is a gift. Don’t forget to live it.” (p.141)

7.“Sometimes you do things for the right reasons and sometimes for the wrong ones and sometimes it’s impossible to tell the difference.” (p.174)

8. “You’re not living if you’re not regretting .” (p.186)

9. “I promise you that I know my own heart. It’s one of the few things that not completely new to me.” (p.221)

10. “You learned your lesson the hard way. Some things you just have to experience for yourself.” (p.253)