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Here are 22 quotes from the book “Goodnight Mister Tom” by Michelle Magorian:
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“There are some things that just make life seem so much sweeter.”
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“A person always feels better when they know someone else cares about them.”
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“You’re never alone, if you’ve got something you like doing.”
![](https://imi.abcradio.fm/quotes/preview/dTB4cGRsem5DcWlBMGVROWZJVXQrZFhWaDZHNjhBTzBzQnMyVGZWeW8zSFN3ckpGajFqZ2JHc3lmMElvUnFKVzE3bGtNUXNseldCYVdmSkQ2RUtvLzJSa1N3dSsvTmZ6ZEtRdzFSd1pGUGtOWVBTODFaNzdwRnA4NmdoNk1CMDRhTWJYMVpCT3FOSE1NSTkyQlF3dmZBPT0%3D/GOODNIGHT+MISTER+TOM+BOOK+QUOTES/(fafd8f9268b1e7ae9e45f191ad47f767).jpg)
“He just sat there and listened, as he had learned to do over the years.”
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“People never notice anything. They’re too busy trying to impress each other.”
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“Sometimes, it’s better to leave things unsaid.”
![](https://imi.abcradio.fm/quotes/preview/dTB4cGRsem5DcWlBMGVROWZJVXQrYXlTeXRZRHNIVktQMmQ3RXFSblhNRGhBMUVoalJUTG5UMjVhV2VlREpSdFlLWnhsNGh6cHZYa2RiT2FJaWhZRTlDTjRxdDIvMk1PRWFzaVJYK3Q1Q3N1bjlGM3FnSU40V1NnTWlib0EzVEN6S05BVkJrRENva09mYlpOdzVSajBnPT0%3D/GOODNIGHT+MISTER+TOM+BOOK+QUOTES/(faf4295264a272a9c0094d0449e5f208).jpg)
“He’d never had anyone to say ‘don’t’ to him before,”
![](https://imi.abcradio.fm/quotes/preview/dTB4cGRsem5DcWlBMGVROWZJVXQrUjN3TnhUY2xOMkQyaUJ4dGJaRDdKREUzZzNnNGpUYjBNbVNoM0p5U0JCRUwwRytleFR4cHlsRC9menU5OWc4bnRTdnhtR2lnWlM1VUQyd2tVekNmT1RDRnBxUFRreG9sQmpHQnVmZnRWb3FKSyt0MFIrV3FkVVZKbVl6QnpNWS9BPT0%3D/GOODNIGHT+MISTER+TOM+BOOK+QUOTES/(b72b64525cd776e3e55022821dd5011b).jpg)
“Mr Tom wanted to ask why it always seemed to be the good ones who died.”
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“Sometimes you don’t have to be a part of a family to belong.”
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“Some memories are so painful that they’re better left buried.”
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“It was the smallest things that made him feel part of something.” INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES THANKS
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“He’s got old people’s blood in him.”
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“Dreams are a way of the mind telling us things.”
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“He thought how lucky he was to have found a friend who didn’t expect anything from him.”
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“Everyone said he was a special boy, but it took too long to discover where.”
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“News traveled fast in a small village.”
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“Learning to love was probably the hardest lesson of all.”
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“He thought about how Mr Tom had become his new savior.”
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“He desperately wanted to prove he was worthy of being loved.”
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“It’s amazing what children can do when they’re given a chance.”
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“For the first time in his life, he felt wanted.”
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“They had to be content with what they had and make the best of it.”