Anthony Trendl > Quotes

“Chucky, the once ever-gracious gray Persian cat, had sinned. He had broken the commandment of the house. All who lived within it must abide it. There was only one commandment: the Declaration of Solidarity, and that was this, 'Thou shalt live as if every life is your own.”
― Anthony Trendl, Escape from Hicklebirkle Manor

“Bowing low, he gave a last confident nod toward home plate, the kind that said, 'You know kid, I'm Danny Dragoon. I pitch fire, and you can't hit fire. No one can.”
― Anthony Trendl, My Biggest Game: A Baseball Story: A Bluster County Tale

“Freedom is won, lost, given away, and rented out. They peddle their souls but no one is buying. Nobody wants what the Devil already owns. The best they can do is trade.”
― Anthony Trendl, Underscore

“But no name has ever equaled the odd name of Triplebippleabbledabblekadupledop Smith...”
― Anthony Trendl, Mr. Smith and His Delicious Ice Cream: A Bluster County Tale

“Jeremy Jeppers hated doing everything. That is, almost everything. He loved to dream about great adventures fighting house-sized dragons, navigating the darkest forests, and flying into thunderstorms with his jet. No matter how harrowing the challenge, Jeremy was always the hero.”
― Anthony Trendl, The Boy Who Hated Doing Everything

“His name was Pepper Jack. Or, that what's we called him. OK, no one really did, but we should have. It would have been a cool name for a guy, and a pretty accurate one to boot.”
― Anthony Trendl, How Wind Began: The Story of Pepper Jack