The Prisoner of Cell 25 Quotes

“Mr. Vey, you cannot be stuffed into a locker without your consent." Dallstrom said, which may be the dumbest thing ever said in a school. "You should have resisted. That's like blaming someone who was struck by lightning for getting in the way.”
― Richard Paul Evans, The Prisoner of Cell 25

“If you passed me walking home from school, you probably wouldn't even notice me. That's because I'm just a kid like you.
I go to school like you. I get bullied like you. Unlike you, I live in Idaho.
Don't ask me what state Idaho is in––news flash––Idaho IS a state.

~Michael Vey”
― Richard Paul Evans, The Prisoner of Cell 25

“. . . Harboring an emotion as powerful as gratitude has power of its own.”
― Richard Paul Evans, The Prisoner of Cell 25

“Mr. Dallstrom is a bald, scarecrow of a man with a poochy stomache. Think of a pregnant Abraham Lincoln.”
― Richard Paul Evans, The Prisoner of Cell 25

“I love when I can reboot people when they are being mean to others...”
― Richard Paul Evans, The Prisoner of Cell 25

“If love is our reason we may veer off course sometimes, but we'll never be lost.”
― Richard Paul Evans, The Prisoner of Cell 25

“Zits,” I said. “Z-I-T-S. Actually, I don’t think you even need electric bolts. You could just breathe on us.” I looked him in the eyes and smiled. “Seriously, dude, when was the last time you brushed your teeth?” “Shut up!” “No, really. Did you eat a diaper?” “Shut up!” he shouted. He squinted. “Do you know how much I enjoyed guarding your mother? I shocked her at least a dozen times just to watch her squeal.” “Yeah, well you could have just sat next to her and let her smell you. That would have been much worse. I’ve had hamsters with better hygiene.” “Enough! Don’t think I won’t electrocute you, Vey!” Taylor looked at me as if I’d lost my mind. “It’s his Tourette’s, he can’t help it.” “I’m scared, Zits,” I said. “You know Hatch would have your head if you did. But here’s my promise: after I’m in charge, my first command is to make you my shoeshine boy. You’ll be following me around with a towel.” “You’ll never be in charge.” “No, that’s what Hatch said. You heard him. He wants my power. I’m not kidding, Zits. When Hatch was trying to get me to join you guys, he promised me that you would be my servant.” Zeus looked at me with a worried expression. After a moment he shouted, “Shut up! And stop calling me Zits!” “I don’t think I will. In fact, it’s going to be the first rule I make. I’m going to have everyone else call you that.” “I don’t care what Hatch says. I’m gonna fry you, Vey.” “Oooh, now I’m really shaking. You don’t have enough juice in you to light a flashlight.” “Michael!” Taylor shouted. “Stop it. He’s got a temper. I’ve seen it.” “You should listen to the cheerleader, Vey.” He stepped toward me. “You think you’re so cool. But you can’t shoot electricity like me, can you? You’re just a flesh-covered battery.” “And you’re a flesh-covered outhouse. You should tie a couple hundred of those car air fresheners around your neck.” “Last warning!” Zeus shouted. “I’m not kidding, Zits. There are porta-potties with better aromas. Would a little deodorant kill you? What was the last year you took a bath?”
― Richard Paul Evans, The Prisoner of Cell 25

“As you grow older, Michael, you’ll learn an important lesson—that most people spend their entire lives wishing for a second chance to do what they should have done right the first time.”
― Richard Paul Evans, The Prisoner of Cell 25

“Hatch never forgives and he never forgets,” Zeus said. “He’s like an elephant with anger management issues.”
― Richard Paul Evans, The Prisoner of Cell 25

“Ostin, quit calling us mutants”
― Richard Paul Evans, The Prisoner of Cell 25

“Taylor, McKenna, Abigail, and Taylor simultaneously crouched over in pain.”
― Richard Paul Evans, The Prisoner of Cell 25

“people spend their entire lives wishing for a second chance to do what they should have done right the first time.”
― Richard Paul Evans, The Prisoner of Cell 25

“The devil will tell a thousand truths to sell one lie.’ ”
― Richard Paul Evans, The Prisoner of Cell 25

“he were in a shark tank and reached up to me for help, I’d throw chum in the water.”
― Richard Paul Evans, The Prisoner of Cell 25

“Deep in her heart she wanted her little home, her friends from school, and her family. And all the front-row seats, gourmet meals, and diamond necklaces in the world weren’t going to change that.”
― Richard Paul Evans, The Prisoner of Cell 25

“She”
― Richard Paul Evans, The Prisoner of Cell 25

“Close only counts in horseshoes and nuclear weapons.”
― Richard Paul Evans, The Prisoner of Cell 25

“In here you're no one, cheerleader. You remember that. You can't even walk unless I say so. If they let me, I could drain you like a bathtub and watch you die. So how about a cheer for me? Because in here, I'm the star quarterback.
-Nichelle”
― Richard Paul Evans, The Prisoner of Cell 25