ShimonYaakov Laxer

“I waited till the bell rang for first period, which was English class. When everyone else was out of the hallway, I just climbed into my locker. I tried to act cool about it, just in case anyone was watching.

-Animorphs #1, The Invasion page 60”
― K. A. Applegate

“I think he's noticed us," Marco said. "I think he knows we're here, Jake. I think hes looking right at us! Look at his teeth!"

"Don't freak! I have an idea. The morphing. If I acquire him, it'll put him in a trance."

"Acquire? Acquire what? You can't acquire anything about him. He's the acquirer, and your'e the acquiree. He's going to acquire your butt for dinner! He's going to acquire you and spit out the bones."

-Animorphs #1, The Invasion page 77”
― K. A. Applegate

“We have to do something," Rachel said.

"Yeah, let's rush right down there," Marco said. "Then it can be us screaming."

I realized I had lost my appetite for nachos.

"Marco, you can't just ignore what's going on," Rachel said.

"Sure I can," he said. "All I have to do is remind myself that hey, guess what? i don't want to die."

-Animorphs #1, The Invasion page 65”
― K. A. Applegate

“Only Cassie had remained silent. She was looking dreamily off over the heads of the mall crowd. "You know, back in the old says - I mean, the real, real old days - the Africans, the early Europeans, the Native Americans... they all believed animals had spirits. And they would call on those spirits to protect them from evil. They would ask the spirit of the fox for his cunning. They'd ask the spirit of the eagle for his sight. They would ask the lion for his strength. I guess what we're doing is sort of basic. Even though it was Andalite technology that made it possible. We're still just scared little humans, trying to borrow the mind of the fox, and the eyes of the eagle... or the hawk," she added, smiling at Tobias. "And the strength of the lion. Just like thousands of years ago, we're calling on the animals to help protect s from evil."

"Will their strength be enough?" wondered.

"I don't know," Cassie admitted solemnly. "It's like all the basic forces of planet Earth are being brought into the battle."

Marco rolled his eyes. "Nice story, Cassie. But we're five normal kids. Up against the Yeerks. If it was a football game, who would you bet on? We're toast."

Don't be so sure," Cassie said. "We're fighting for Mother Earth. She was some tricks up her sleeves."

"Good grief," Marco said. "Let's all buy Birkenstocks and go hug some trees."

-Animorphs #1, The Invasion page 66”
― K. A. Applegate