black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

….there is a difference between hearing and listening. You can’t always help what you hear. But you can control what holds your interest, what you choose to dwell on.

Brandon Mull

What’s the dog called?”Jason asked. “Feraclestinius Androbrelium Pathershin the Seventh.” “No, I meant his entire name.
BRANDON MULL

Dog Names
Causes have a way of tainting your reason until a person takes much bigger risks than sanity would otherwise allow.
BRANDON MULL

Causes Risk Way
Was life like that? You could look ahead to the future or back to the past, but the present moved too quickly to absorb.
BRANDON MULL

Looks Moved Past
Hard to call it a party without sardines.
BRANDON MULL

Hard Party Sardines
What’ll you do if you can’t find a way to cure him?” Seth asked. Dale paused. “I’ll never know that day has come, because I’ll never stop trying.
BRANDON MULL

Cures Trying Way
Might not hurt you to pick up a book, just as an experiment.” Whatever. I looked up the definition for ‘nerd’ in the dictionary. Know what it said?” “I bet you’ll tell me.” ” ‘If you’re reading this, you are one.’ ” You’re a riot.
BRANDON MULL

Bet Book Hurt Reading
An occasional foray into negative emotions makes feeling normal that much sweeter.
BRANDON MULL

Feelings Negative Normal
Seth heard the rocking horse clattering down the staircase, the twang of bowstrings, and the overlapping beat of several other projectiles thudding against the door. “That was awesome,” Seth told Kendra. “You’re psychotic,” Kendra replied.
BRANDON MULL

Awesome Overlapping Projective Staircase
Let’s worry about fixing the problem instead of the blame.
BRANDON MULL

Blame Fixing Worry
He recalled Galloran stating that being a hero meant doing what was right regardless of the consequences. The thought sent a thrill through him.
BRANDON MULL

Choices Hero Jason
An unread book does nobody any good. Stories happen in the mind of a reader, not among symbols printed on a page.
BRANDON MULL

Book Mind Stories
Hours of crisis often call for sacrifice. In matters of consequence, when have doubt and fear given the best advice? Why not heed faith, courage, and honor?
BRANDON MULL

Advice Doubt Sacrifice
We all posses different gifts and abilities. How we use those gifts determines who we are.
BRANDON MULL

Determine Different Use
Drake. He liked dangerous pies.” “Why did he join you?” “Who would eat pie that could take over your life? Why risk it?” “Focus. Why did he join you?” “Say no to death pies. Another good motto. I’m getting a headache.” p. 432
BRANDON MULL

Focus Pie Risk
Can’t you home school me?” Nate pleaded. “You would never do any work.” (Nate’s mom) “Sounds perfect!
BRANDON MULL

Home Mom School
Smart people learn from their mistakes. But the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others.
BRANDON MULL

Leadership Mistake Real

….there is a difference between hearing and listening. You can’t always help what you hear. But you can control what holds your interest, what you choose to dwell on.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

….there is a difference between hearing and listening. You can’t always help what you hear. But you can control what holds your interest, what you choose to dwell on.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Brandon Mull Quotes