"There are two types of people in this world. People who hate clowns...and clowns. (Bobby Pendragon)"
— D.J. MacHale (The Quillan Games)

"Now it was just the three of us: the leader, the warrior, and the kid about to wet his pants. Guess who i was."
— D.J. MacHale

"Hobey-Ho, let's go."
— D.J. MacHale

"At least I thought it was a wall. It sure felt like one. It was hard. It was flat. It stretched out on either side of me. You know... wall."
— D.J. MacHale (The Quillan Games)

"I'm the terrorist, do what I say or I'll terrorize you."
— D.J. MacHale (Raven Rise)

"What exactly is a french before it's fried?"
— D.J. MacHale

"Because this is the way things are meant to be.(Press Tilton)"
— D.J. MacHale

"When ever you look back and say "if" you know your in trouble. There is no such thing as "if". The only thing that matters is what really happened."
— D.J. MacHale (The Merchant of Death)

"Max Rose: Vo? What kind of name is that?
Spader: What kind of name is Rose? Isn't that some kind of flower?"
— D.J. MacHale

"Spader and I were nearly killed. Three times. We were also robbed and witnessed a gruesome murder. Happy birthday to me!"
— D.J. MacHale (The Never War)

""I'm sorry I hurt your hand...with my face."
-Bobby Pendragon
"
— D.J. MacHale

""I went to the four levers. None of them were marked. There was only one way to figure out which one was the right one. I had to call upon all my Traveler experience and special powers to figure it out. It's called...Eenie, meenie, miney...mo!"
-Bobby Pendragon"
— D.J. MacHale

"It wasn't that I didn't trust Mark's flying, it was just that, okay, I didn't trust Mark's flying."
— D.J. MacHale (The Soldiers of Halla)

"Courtney came over to me and touched my cheek. I winced. It hurt.
"You look like hell," Courtney said.
I shrugged.
She looked at Saint Dane, then back at me. "He looks worse." She smiled. "Awesome.""
— D.J. MacHale (The Soldiers of Halla)

"At least I thought it was a wall. It sure felt like one. It was hard. It was flat. It stretched out on either side of me. You know... wall."
— D.J. MacHale

""I guess this means that our conflict is finally over. Perhaps we should celebrate." – Saint Dane
"Perhaps you should bite me." Bobby
"
— D.J. MacHale

"Nights were the worst. I'd try to get some sleep, only to be thrown out of bed and dragged out into the compound for another game of "Let's whack Bobby in the dark!" - Bobby Pendragon, RoZ
"
— D.J. MacHale (The Rivers of Zadaa)

""Can I ask you a question?" "I'd be disappointed if you didn't." "How many of those suits do you have? Do you like, send them to the laundry, or throw them out and put on a new one when it gets all gamey?" - Bobby talking to Saint Dane, RR"
— D.J. MacHale

""My feelings for you run very deep." - Loor
"Not deep enought, I guess." - Bobby
(The Rivers of Zadaa)"
— D.J. MacHale

""I see you brought along your violent little girlfriend. What a nice surprise!" - Saint Dane (The Reality Bug) "
— D.J. MacHale

""I've made mistakes. More than my share. Hopefully, I've learned from them, but can't guarentee anything. There's only one thing I can promise. I'm taking this to the end."
-Bobby Pendragon"
— D.J. MacHale

"I have a sudden urge to pee.- Spader"
— D.J. MacHale

""Is Loor a man's name or a woman's name?" Aja, TRB.
"It is the name of a female warrior." Loor, TRB.
"What did she do that was so heroic?" Aja, TRB
"She killed her enemies and ate them." Loor, TRB.
"
— D.J. MacHale

""Oh yeah, and Spader was hanging out with a penguin"
-Bobby Pendragon "
— D.J. MacHale (The Soldiers of Halla)

"Before I can face the future, I must first deal with the past."
— D.J. MacHale (The Soldiers of Halla)

""I met Pendragon when I made the journey to the far desert. He is from the tribe known as...as..." Loor was scrambling. Bokka didn't know about the Travelers. I had to bail her out.
"Yankees," I said. "The Yankees tribe." Hey, what can I say? It was the first thing that came to mind. "It's a strong tribe," I added. "Respected by all...except for our mortal enemies, the Sox tribe. They hate us. Especially the Red ones. Cannibals. Nasty characters.""
— D.J. MacHale (The Rivers of Zadaa)

"This was like no library I had ever seen because, well, there were no books. Actually, I take that back. There was one book, but it was the lobby of the building, encased in a heavy glass box like a museum exhibit. I figured this was a book that was here to remind people of the past and the way things used to be. As I walked over to it, I wondered what would be one book chosen to take this place of honor. Was it a dictionary? A Bible? Maybe the complete works of Shakespeare or some famous poet.
"Green Eggs and Ham?" Gunny said with surprise. "What kind of doctor writes about green eggs and ham?"
"Dr. Seuss," I answered with a big smile on my face. "It's my favorite book of all time."
Patrick joined us and said, "We took a vote. It was pretty much everybody's favorite. Landslide victory. I'm partial to Horton Hears A Who, but this is okay too."
The people of Third Earth still had a sense of humor."
— D.J. MacHale (The Never War)

"Mark: When did you learn to drive?
Courtney: About three seconds ago."
— D.J. MacHale

"I was safe. Uncomfortable as hell, but safe.-Bobby, RR "
— D.J. MacHale

"If you work hard doing the wrong job, is it really work? Or is it some kind of fakery?"
— D.J. MacHale (The Travelers: Book Two)

"Aja gave Loor an up and down once-over. She then said, "Is Loor a man's name or a woman's name?"
Ouch.
Loor answered, "It is the name of a legendary hero on Zadaa. A woman."
"Really?" Aja said. "What did she do that was so heroic?"
"She killed her enemies and ate them.""
— D.J. MacHale (The Reality Bug)

""Seriously. Dados bounce." Bobby in Raven Rise "
— D.J. MacHale (Raven Rise)

""If I fall out, pull this ring? What happens then? I sprout wings and fly?" -Spader in "The Never War" "
— D.J. MacHale (The Never War)

""Not just chubby fat, I'm talkin' gordo"

-Bobby in Merchant of Death "
— D.J. MacHale (The Merchant of Death)

""Never make the first move." - Loor (The Rivers of Zadaa)"
— D.J. MacHale

""Looks like it's time to liven up this dead little town!" - Saint Dane (The Reality Bug)"
— D.J. MacHale

""Next time you wish to feed me poison, warn me first," Loor demanded. (The Merchant of Death)"
— D.J. MacHale

""Who's Heinz and what's an accordion?"
-Spader"
— D.J. MacHale (The Never War)

"There were eleven of us.
Each more different than the next.
All with the same mindset.
Things weren't the way they were meant to be.
It was our job to make things right.
We were the soldiers of Halla.
It was time for us to take it back."
— D.J. MacHale

""There will be no more protest. No more dissension. No more violence. There will be only one voice. The voice of Ravinia. The voice of Halla. Your voice." "There goes freedom of speech." I said
Alexnder Naymeer and Bobby Pendragon, Raven Rise, Page 458"
— D.J. MacHale

""You'd better put sunblock on that skeleton head of yours. You're gonna fry." -Bobby
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— D.J. MacHale

""You want to kill me, don't you? And here I thought you and your friends were so righteous. You are just as capable of evil as anyone. Perhaps more so. Yet you believe your brand of evil is justified, so long as it serves your own misguided purposes." --Saint Dane"
— D.J. MacHale (The Rivers of Zadaa)

"You can't have pride without humility. Aggression without tolerance. Strength without compassion. Power without restraint."
— D.J. MacHale

""Dont you know... I'm the boggyman."-St. Dane "
— D.J. MacHale

"Siry answered with one simple, shattering word. "Veelox." "
— D.J. MacHale (The Pilgrims of Rayne)

""That Loor's a handful, she is." - Spader (Black Water)
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— D.J. MacHale

"Riggedy riggedy white
Come and spend the night
We'll play some games
Some wild some tame
Cause if you will, you might.

By, Laberge "
— D.J. MacHale

"Kasha didn't say a word as we ate. She sat with her back to us, staring at a mountain range far in the distance. Yorn and I made small talk about the birds, but my mind was on Kasha, wondering what she was thinking. She was the Traveler from Eelong. We needed her. Eelong needed her. Heck, Halla needed her. I wished I knew how to convince her of that. When she finally did speak, I was surprised at her question.
"How many territories are there?" she asked.
"Ten in all," I said. "At least that's what I've been told. They're all part of Halla."
"Explain to me what halla is," she said. It was an order more than a question. I didn't know why she suddenly had this interest, but if she was willing to listen, I was ready to talk.
"The way it was told to me, Halla is everything. Every time, every place, every person and creature that ever existed. It all still exists."
"And you understand that?" she asked.
"Well, not entirely," I answered honestly.
"But you're willing to risk your life and the lives of those around you to protect Halla from Saint Dane?"
Good question. I'd asked myself the same question more than once.
"I wasn't at first," I began. "Far from it. I didn't want any part of Travelers or flumes and especially of Saint Dane. But since then I've been to a bunch of territories and seen the evil he's capable of."
Kasha scoffed and said,"Evil? You're a fool, Pendragon. A tang is evil. What possible evil could a gar cause that's worse than that?"
"I'll tell you," I said. "He's killed more people than I want to count, all in the name of creating chaos. He fueled a war on Denduron and tried to poison all of Cloral. Then he nearly crushed three territories at once, my home territories of Earth. But each time the Travelers stopped him. Until Veelox. We failed on Veelox. An entire civilization is going to collapse, millions will die, all because we failed. And Saint Dane wil be there to pick up the pieces. Or step on them."
"It's all mildly interesting," she said calmly. "But like I said before, it has nothing to do with me. I don't care."
That's when I snapped. Okay, I admit, maybe I should have been cool, but Kasha's total lack of concern had finally gotten to me. I jumped to my feet and said, "Well, you'd better start!"
"It's all right, Pendragon," Yorn said calmly. "Relax."
"Relax?" I shouted, getting more amped up by the second. "Why? So I won't upset Kasha? She should be upset. People have died fighting Saint Dane. People I've loved, people she's loved." I looked right at Kasha and said, "You don't care? I'll tell you what I don't care about. I don't care that your life is a mess. Sorry, it's true. You've got way bigger problems coming, kitty cat. You want to pretend like none of this affects you? Fine. You're wrong. If we fail, Eelong will crumble and everything you care about will crash along with it. And whether you like it or not, you're a Traveler. So why don't you just grow up and accept it!"
"
— D.J. MacHale (Black Water)

""I love you Mark..." Courtney, PoR.
"I love you too Courtney..." Mark, PoR."
— D.J. MacHale

"Mine would be, "We will stand together, he and I. One in victory, one in shame. Only then can I truly own the power of Halla. How sweet the moment of revelation will be, when he learns that he handed it to me." -SD the Pilgrims of Rayne"
— D.J. MacHale