The Merchant of Death Quotes

“Whenever you look back and say "if" you know you're in trouble. There is no such thing as "if". The only thing that matters is what really happened.”
― D.J. MacHale, The Merchant of Death

“Not just chubby fat, I'm talkin' gordo”
― D.J. MacHale, The Merchant of Death

“Whenever you look back and say, "If," you know you're in trouble. There's no such thing as "if." The only thing that counts is what really happened.”
― D.J. MacHale, The Merchant of Death

“where is here, when is now??”
― D.J. MacHale, The Merchant of Death

“I felt as if I learned a few things. I learned that it's sometimes okay to think like a weenie, so long as you don't act like one—at least not all the time. I learned that it's okay to be wrong, as long as you can admit it and are willing to listen to those who may know better.”
― D.J. MacHale, The Merchant of Death

“This is the way it was ment to be”
― D.J. MacHale, The Merchant of Death

“There are no problems, only challenges. - Uncle Press”
― D.J. MacHale, The Merchant of Death

“...[A] friend is someone who gives you trust because they want to, not because they have to.”
― D.J. MacHale, The Merchant of Death

“We may not have made our grand statement, but we will still have our battle. We are armed with tak and we will triumph. Your efforts have been in vain. The battle is about to begin.”
― D.J. MacHale, The Merchant of Death

“There was no joy here. There was only the sad business of survival.”
― D.J. MacHale, The Merchant of Death

“...[T]he bottom line is that I made the right decision. So maybe it's okay to think like a weenie sometimes, so long as you don't act like one. There's grand philosophy in there someplace.”
― D.J. MacHale, The Merchant of Death

“Mark really wanted to agree. He wanted to dump this all on an adult who had more authority than he had. But he felt certain he knew what would happen if they did. He chose his words carefully and said, “Courtney, I’d love to tell our parents and get their help and go to this subway station with Captain Hirsch and armed cops from the Stony Brook Police. But you know what would happen if we told them? They’d stop us. They’d probably lock us up. Then they’d all sit around and try to logically figure out what’s going on and by the time they came to any decisions it could be too late for Bobby . . . and for Press.”
― D.J. MacHale, The Merchant of Death

“The thing is, no matter how bad somebody’s life gets, it can always get better. Things pass and life goes on.”
― D.J. MacHale, The Merchant of Death

“tomorrow’s Transfer,” he said with pleasure. “She seems quite light. It should make for an easy day. Please thank me for being so considerate.” Rellin looked at Saint Dane and for a second I thought he was going to spit in his face. But he didn’t. Instead, he gritted his teeth and said, “Thank you.” “You’re welcome,” Saint Dane said with a smile. With that he strode to his horse, jumped into the saddle and was just about to ride off when he once again looked back toward us. Actually, it was more like he was looking right at me. I could feel it. He knew I was there. Was all of this a show for me? Saint Dane laughed, kicked his horse and rode off through the stunned crowd back toward the Bedoowan palace.”
― D.J. MacHale, The Merchant of Death

“flusher handle and all he managed to do was fall back and flush the stupid toilet.”
― D.J. MacHale, The Merchant of Death

“He'd often come here to think. Occasionally he even used the toilet for its intended purpose, but mostly he came here to get away.”
― D.J. MacHale, The Merchant of Death