"Auggie,"I said. "Are you really going to let a couple of stupid kids keep you from going back to school? I know you‘ve been enjoying it. Don‘t give them that power over you. Don‘t give them the satistaction."
"You have to go back to school. Everyone hates school sometimes. I hate school sometimes. I hate my friends sometimes. That‘s just life, Auggie. You want to be treated normally, right? This is normal! We all have to go to school sometimes despite the fact that we have bad days, okay?"