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  • #1
    Eoin Colfer
    “The boy who kidnapped Holly Short all those years ago would never have entertained the notion of sacrificing himself. But he was no longer that boy. His parents were restored to him, and he had brothers. And dear friends. Something else Artemis had never anticipated.”
    Eoin Colfer, The Last Guardian

  • #2
    Eoin Colfer
    “Humanity was heaved back to the paper age in half a second. Life-support systems spat out bolts of energy and died. Precious manuscripts were lost. Banks collapsed as all financial records for the past fifty years were completely wiped out. Planes fell from the sky, the Graum II space station drifted off into space, and defense satellites that were not supposed to exist stopped existing. People took to the streets, shouting into their dead cell phones as if volume could reactivate them. Looting spread across countries like a computer virus while actual computer viruses died with their hosts, and credit cards became mere rectangles of plastic. Parliaments were stormed worldwide as citizens blamed their governments for this series of inexplicable catastrophes. Gouts of fire and foul blurts of actual brimstone emerged from cracks in the earth. These were mostly from ruptured pipes, but people took up a cry of Armageddon. Chaos reigned, and the survivalists eagerly unwrapped the kidskin from their crossbows.”
    Eoin Colfer, The Last Guardian

  • #3
    Eoin Colfer
    “Perhaps we can win, he thought. But there will be no happy ending”
    Eoin Colfer, The Last Guardian

  • #4
    Diane Duane
    “Reading one book is like eating one potato chip.”
    Diane Duane, So You Want to Be a Wizard

  • #5
    Diane Duane
    “Honey, have you seen your sister?”
    She’s on Jupiter, Mom.”
    Diane Duane, The Wizard's Dilemma

  • #6
    Diane Duane
    “Nita drank her tea, watching Roshaun read while he maneuvered the lollipop from one side of his mouth to the other. The bulge it produced looked very out of place against his otherwise flawless facial structure.
    Roshaun felt Nita’s gaze resting on him, and looked up. “What?”
    Nita controlled her smile. “The lollipop…”
    “What about it?”
    “I hate to say this, but you’re kind of spoiling your grandeur.”
    “What grandeur he has,” Dairine remarked.
    “Kings are made no less noble by eating,” Roshaun said. “Rather, they ennoble what they eat.”
    “Wow, who sold you that one?” Nita said.”
    Diane Duane, Wizards at War

  • #7
    Diane Duane
    “Yeah, I know, the Mars thing. I've been meaning to talk to you about that. When did you get the idea it would be cute to carve my dad's cell-phone number on a rock in the middle of Syrtis Major? He hates it when people call me on his phone."
    Kit gave Nita a resigned look. "Sorry," he said, "I couldn't resist.”
    Diane Duane, Wizards at War

  • #8
    Diane Duane
    “Kit," said a female voice, "what's wrong with the fridge? All the food's gone. No, wait, there's a really ugly alien in here disguised as a leaky lettuce. Hey, I guess I shouldn't be rude to it; it's a visitor. Welcome to our planet, Mr. Alien!"
    This was followed by some muffled remark that Nita couldn't make out, possibly something Kit was saying. A moment later, Kit's sister Carmela's voice came out of Nita's refrigerator again. "Hola, Nita, are your phone bills getting too big? This is a weird way to deal with it...”
    Diane Duane, Wizard's Holiday

  • #9
    James  Patterson
    “Basically, I have two speeds.... Hostile or smart-aleck. Your choice.”
    James Patterson, Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports

  • #10
    James  Patterson
    “Did you know that wasn’t me, the other Max?” I asked.
    “Yeah.”
    “When?”
    “Right away.”
    “How?” I persisted. “We look identical. She even had identical scars and scratches. She was wearing my clothes. How could you tell us apart?”
    He turned to me and grinned, making my world brighter. “She offered to cook breakfast.”
    James Patterson, School's Out—Forever

  • #11
    James  Patterson
    “Can I come in?
    No! I'm in a towel!
    I'm blind!”
    James Patterson

  • #12
    James  Patterson
    “Popcorn for breakfast! Why not? It's a grain. It's like, like, grits, but with high self-esteem.”
    James Patterson, The Angel Experiment

  • #13
    James  Patterson
    “He could totally be your boyfriend," [Angel] went on with annoying persistance. "You guys could get married. I could be like a junior bridesmaid. Total could be your flower dog."
    "I'm only a kid!" I shrieked. "I can't get married!"
    "You could in New Hampshire."
    My mouth dropped open. How does she know this stuff? "Forget it! No one's getting married!" I hissed. "Not in New Hampshire or anywhere else! Not in a box, not with a fox! Now go to sleep, before I kill you!
    James Patterson, Max

  • #14
    James  Patterson
    “I took a bite of cookie and chewed. “Hmmm,” I said, trying not to spit crumbs. “Clear vanilla notes, too-sweet chocolate chips, distinct flavor of brown sugar. A decent cookie, not spectacular. Still, a good-hearted cookie, not pretentious.” I turned to Fang. “What say you?”
    “It’s fine.”
    Some people just don’t have what it takes to appreciate a cookie.”
    James Patterson, The Angel Experiment

  • #15
    James  Patterson
    “Max: "Fang! This is a huge break! Of course we should go check it out!"
    Fang: "But we're grounded."
    Max and Fang: (stare at each other for a second and burst out laughing)”
    James Patterson, School's Out—Forever

  • #16
    Rick Riordan
    “With great power... comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.”
    Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian

  • #17
    Rick Riordan
    “Let us find the dam snack bar," Zoe said. "We should eat while we can."
    Grover cracked a smile. "The dam snack bar?"
    Zoe blinked. "Yes. What is funny?"
    "Nothing," Grover said, trying to keep a straight face. "I could use some dam french fries."
    Even Thalia smiled at that. "And I need to use the dam restroom."
    ...
    I started cracking up, and Thalia and Grover joined in, while Zoe just looked at me. "I do not understand."
    "I want to use the dam water fountain," Grover said.
    "And..." Thalia tried to catch her breath. "I want to buy a dam t-shirt.”
    Rick Riordan, The Titan’s Curse

  • #18
    Rick Riordan
    “If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.”
    Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

  • #19
    Rick Riordan
    “People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can't be fixed.”
    Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

  • #20
    Rick Riordan
    “Don't feel bad, I'm usually about to die.”
    Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

  • #21
    Rick Riordan
    “It's hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one.”
    Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian

  • #22
    Rick Riordan
    “Keep climbing,' he told himself.
    'Cheeseburgers,' his stomach replied.
    'Shut up,' he thought.
    'With fries,' his stomach complained.”
    Rick Riordan, The House of Hades

  • #23
    Rick Riordan
    “Sometimes mortals can be more horrible than monsters.”
    Rick Riordan

  • #24
    Rick Riordan
    “Annabeth gripped the hilt of her dagger. “A bounty on our heads . . . as if we didn’t attract enough monsters already.”
    “Do we get WANTED posters?” Leo asked. “And do they have our bounties, like, broken down on a price list?”
    Hazel wrinkled her nose. “What are you talking about?”
    “Just wondering how much I’m going for these days,” Leo said. “I mean, I can understand not being as pricey as Percy or Jason, maybe . . . but am I worth, like, two Franks, or three Franks?”
    Rick Riordan, The Mark of Athena

  • #25
    Rick Riordan
    “What I did next was so impulsive and dangerous I should've been named ADHD poster child of the year.”
    Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

  • #26
    Rick Riordan
    “Cool" Leo said. "I always wanted a sister who could beat me up.”
    Rick Riordan, The Lost Hero

  • #27
    Rick Riordan
    “Jason hated being an old man.”
    Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus

  • #28
    Rick Riordan
    “He'd gone from sixteen to seventy-five in a matter of seconds, but the old-man smell happened instantly, like boom. Congratulations! You stink!”
    Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus

  • #29
    Rick Riordan
    “Jason hated being old.”
    Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus



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