She refused to think of Neil, brave and quiet, whose reward for a heroic rescue was to be slowly devoured by strange cave balloons.
BRANDON MULLIn their youth, mortals behave more like nymphs. Adulthood seems impossibly distant, let alone the enfeeblement of old age. But ponderously, inevitably, it overtakes you.
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Jason decided not to add that the best way to get him to focus on something was to tell him not to think about it.
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Then I’m going?” Kendra asked. The adults in the room exchanged tacit glances before nodding. Then we only have one more problem left to discuss,” Seth said. Everyone turned to him. How do I get invited
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You look tired,” Rachel told Jason. “I wish I could jog and sleep at the same time.” “Can’t you?” Ferrin asked, joining them at the little cascade. “I always imagined that you could sleep rolling down a mountainside in a barrel.” “I probably could today,” Jason conceded.
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Most pleasures are best as a seasoning, not the main course. p. 374
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Any simpleton can speak with confidence. Sometimes the greatest fools have the most bravado.
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We all posses different gifts and abilities. How we use those gifts determines who we are.
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Seth hustled over. “What’s the password?” “Passwords are for sissies,” Warren’s muffled voice responded. “Works for me,” Seth said, unlocking the door and opening it.
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When jumping is the sole option, you jump, and try to make it work.
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In their youth, mortals behave more like nymphs. Adulthood seems impossibly distant, let alone the enfeeblement of old age. But ponderously, inevitably, it overtakes you.
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I wanted to keep others from wasting their time pursuing the Word. And I couldn’t ditch Rachel.” Galloran smiled. “Truly, you are possessed by that species of madness that begets heroism.
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One eye is open to all truth, the other closed to all deception.
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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.
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For each of us destiny is a blend of potential, circumstances, and choices.
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Do not threaten the supreme gigantic overlords. We do as we please.
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What’s the dog called?”Jason asked. “Feraclestinius Androbrelium Pathershin the Seventh.” “No, I meant his entire name.
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The only thing that would make her jealous would be if I led a parade riding a unicorn while ballerinas sang love songs.
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Luck has a way of evaporating when you lean on it.
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Causes have a way of tainting your reason until a person takes much bigger risks than sanity would otherwise allow.
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He recalled Galloran stating that being a hero meant doing what was right regardless of the consequences. The thought sent a thrill through him.
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And you came back to Lyrian?” Galloran said in disbelief. “Believe it or not, I came through the same hippopotamus that brought me here the first time. Jumped into the tank on purpose.
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Can’t you home school me?” Nate pleaded. “You would never do any work.” (Nate’s mom) “Sounds perfect!
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An unread book does nobody any good
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Being smart can make happiness elusive. Being REALLY smart can help you find it in more places than most.
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You regress. Strong limbs become feeble, keen senses grow dull, hardy constitutions deteriorate. Beauty withers. Organs quit. You remember yourself in your prime, and wonder where that person went. As your wisdom and experience are peaking, your traitorous body becomes a prison.
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The love of reading can be contagious.
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An occasional foray into negative emotions makes feeling normal that much sweeter.
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