Cold Cereal Quotes

“Sneaky would be a lime-green Volkswagen. Nobody would suspect the assassins in the lime-green Volkswagen.”
― Adam Rex, Cold Cereal

“Then it suddenly and theatrically began to clean itself in the way cats do when they want you to know what a big deal you aren't.”
― Adam Rex, Cold Cereal

“This is where you all live?" Asked John as they ascended the stairs. "It's small."
"This is just our Thanksgiving house," Scott muttered. "We have a house for every day of the year.”
― Adam Rex, Cold Cereal

“Stealing is good, honest work," Said the theif, puffing out his chest. "Well, not honest, strictly speaking," he admitted after a moment. "Or actually good.”
― Adam Rex, Cold Cereal

“Sorry I'm late," Ms. Egami said to the class. She dropped her papers, which scattered in that special way papers do when one is running late.”
― Adam Rex, Cold Cereal

“Archimedes was a mathematician," blurted Ethan from the back of the room. "And he was Greek. And he invented things." Ethan was the sort of student who was always keeping score--if he couldn't be the first to declare his knowledge of something, he would make certain you understood that he'd known it already. One day he would be declared the winner, and there would be a Smartest Boy trophy and a parade.”
― Adam Rex, Cold Cereal

“Told you," said Mick. "Things comin' together. We set off lookin' for the Utz kids an' find a tree full o' everybody. That's magic, too."
"It's like a story."
"Same thing. The universe don't like plot. Story is magic's way o' telling the universe to sod off."
"That's good then, right?" said Scott. After this episode with Emily, he was ready for some optimism. "Magic wants us all to live happily ever after."
"Not necessarily," Mick answered. "Magic likes a good tragedy, too.”
― Adam Rex, Cold Cereal

“The Freemen have 987 levels of membership, the first three of which are achieved merely by filling out an application. The 8th level is granted upon full acceptance into the local lodge, the 13th following Initiation, the 21st at the end of the Initiate's second week, and the 89th the first time he brings snacks.”
― Adam Rex, Cold Cereal

“Scottish Play Doe was born at 4:13 a.m. on September 6th. The ink was barely dry on his father's new tattoo.”
― Adam Rex, Cold Cereal

“Polly Esther Doe was born at 8:03 a.m. on August 14.”
― Adam Rex, Cold Cereal

“He spun out enough toilet paper to vandalize a house and carefully cleaned the seat.”
― Adam Rex, Cold Cereal

“Project: Potential was a separate class that the gifted students went to for an hour each day. The name was supposed to make it exciting, like Code Name: Cursive or Mission: State Capitals.”
― Adam Rex, Cold Cereal

“My partner and I are going to be run over by a rabbit driving a Citroën” just isn’t the sort of thing that occurs to most people, no matter what kind of life they’ve led.”
― Adam Rex, Cold Cereal

“There's a little bit of magic in every box!”
― Adam Rex, Cold Cereal

“The Fay have always preferred a good story over a well-thought plan.”
― Adam Rex, Cold Cereal

“Aw, hewwo, widdle Chihuahua,” she said. “Hewwo.”
― Adam Rex, Cold Cereal