Young adult author Quotes

I had a polynomial once. My doctor removed it.

She was no longer theirs. She was his. And he was hers. And this was their world.

And yes, we do have some food. Maybe you'd like to join us? Unless you want to stick with your sheep sushi.

Slice and Dice, Slice and Dice

It's vital to keep a sense of humour when the world seems to have suddenly become a very strange place.

Let me guess: you're secretly a wizard who was raised by muggles.

Ninth graders with machine guns: its hard to make that a happy story.

[Caine] "Interesting. Me, I've always wanted to know who my real parents were." [Sam] "Let me guess: you're secretly a wizard who was raised by muggles.

Yeah. A feeling. Like the whole point of my life from the alleys in Bangkok to the yachts and private island to coming here like a crazy person trying to fly a helicopter like all of it from birth to here point A to point Z was all some big cosmic trick to get me to meet you. - Sanjit to Lana

He didn't mind if she hated him. They were never going to be a cute romantic couple like Sam and Astrid. Clean-cut, righteous, all that. The perfect couple. He and Diana were the imperfect couple.

No. I believe in free will. I think we make our own decisions and carry out our own actions. And our actions have consequences. The world is what we make it. But I think sometime we can ask God to help us and He will. Sometime I think He looks down and say, 'Wow, look what those idiots are up to now. I guess I better help them along a little'.

And then the turbines generate electricity that goes into the whole town.

" "You mean they aren't powered by giant hamsters on wheels? I was misinformed.

It's not about who's got powers, morons.

It's about who's not afraid. And who's going to do what has to be done.

Dont hurt me,'Caine whispered. He didnt have the will to look up at her. Gaia laughed. "Have you seen Mother? I seem to have lost her.

Welcome to Perdido beach, where our motto is: Radiation, what radiation?

Brianna dropped the skateboard in front of Sam.

"Don't worry: I won't let you fall off." "Yeah? Then why did you bring the helmet?" Brianna tossed it to him. "In case you fall off.

Hey, thanks for stopping by," Howard said.

"I'd offer you some tea and cookies, but all we have is boiled mole and artichokes. Plus, we kind of have a dead girl in the living room.

Okay, look. I get it. You're one of those people who thinks they have to help screwed-up people. Or maybe you're attracted to dangerous, unbalanced people. But listen up: I'm not Edward and you're not Bella" - Lana

welcome to the FAYZ. Wherever, whenever or whyever that is

Sometimes I think He looks down and says, "Wow, look what those idiots are up to now. I guess I better help them along a little.

Man, don't ever be sorry you don't want to kill someone.

She placed her palm over his wound, pressing as hard as she dared.

She would stop the blood. She would hold him and stop his life from escaping. She would hold life inside him and he wouldn’t die

And now, at last, gaiaphage and Nemesis stood facing each other.

“Why didn’t you just . . . fade?” Gaia demanded plaintively. “You hit me,” Nemesis said. It was a little boy’s voice coming from Caine’s mouth. “And that’s not okay.

The gaiaphage. That's the other word they use. 'Gaia,' as in world. 'Phage,' as in a worm or something that eats something up. I'm going to go way out on a limb here and say I don't think something that calls itself a 'world eater' is a good thing.

Why are we doing this?" Caine asked him.

"You know damned well why we're doing this. Because it's a fight. It may be THE fight. I may be the final fight. And what else are we good at, you and me? What are we going to do if we ever get out there anyway?

You'll never have complete control, Caine.

This world is changing all the time. Animals. People. Who knows what's next? We didn't' make this world, we're just the poor fools who are living in it.

No, I love watching autopsies of disgusting mutant monsters

Sam was slow getting up. To Quinn he looked like an old man standing up after slipping on the ice. But he looked up at Quinn and performed a sort of salute. I owe you, Quinn." I'm sorry I didn't get him," Quinn answered. Sam shook his head. "Man, don't ever be sorry you don't want to kill someone.

We didn't Make this World we're just the Poor Fools who are living in it.

One minute the teacher was talking about the Civil War.

And the next minute he was gone. There. Gone. No 'poof.' No flash of light. No explosion.

So, Diana thought, that was the bait she had to lay out for Jack.

Of course. What else? He might lust for Diana, and long for Brianna, but Jack’s true love was made of silicon.

No you sick, stupid creep, I love you.

I shouldn't. I shouldn't. You're sick inside, Caine, sick! But I love you. - Diana

He wanted to go running home to Mommy, what can I say? Of course, it's hard for me to believe that anyone would choose to step out of the FAYZ. I mean, where else do you get to eat rats, use your backyard for a toilet, and live in fear for nineteen different kinds of scary?" -Howard

You don't look so much like a great hero,' Jarrah said.

'I'm pretty sure I'm not,' Mack said wearily. 'My throat is hoarse from screaming in terror. I don't think heroes have that problem.

Then what happens? Diana demanded “Then were hit with massive doeses of radiation. It’s invisible, but its like someone is shooting tiny bullets at you. They blow millions of tiny holes through your body. You get sick. Your hair falls out. You vomit. You die

Superpowers, don't always make you a superhero. - Duck

but I know you're the brightest shooting star in the sky - Astrid

Smart stupid. Stupid smart.

That's your solution? Have a cookie?' Astrid asked.

'No, my solution is to run down to the beach and hide out until this is all over,' Sam said. 'But a cookie never hurts.

But if all they did was kill time, time would end up killing them.

The point is,” Caine continued, “you and I share something in common, Sam.

We were born just three minutes apart.” Sam felt a tingle go up his spine. “Three minutes,” Caine said, moving closer. “You go first. And then me.” “No,” Sam said. “It can’t be.” “It can,” Caine said. “It is. And you are… brother.

Which was how Britteny ended up nestled next to Mickey, under the shelter of a painter's drop cloth. She felt no pain. She saw no light. She heard, but barely. Her heart was still and silent. Yet she did not die.

Sam, that's a great concept. And maybe you believe it. But I'm black and I'm a lesbian, so let me tell you: From what I know? Personal experience? There are always lines.

And sometimes you lie to me and sometimes I lie to you And there isnt a thing you could possibly do All these half-destroyed lives Arent as bad as they seem but now i see blood and I hear screams then I wake up and its just a bad dream.

You cant be trapped by other people you can only be trapped by your fear, defy and win!

If God gives you a Quiznos, can I have a bite? No way. You have to pray for your own food.

I had a hard childhood. Hard for my parents. Not that bad for me.

We're sitting in the dark willing to sell our souls for another peppermint with enough uranium to give a terrorist a wet dream. - Diana

Anyway GONE. My goal in writing GONE To creep you out. To make you stay up all night reading then roll into school tired the next day so that you totally blow the big test and end up dropping out of school. GONE. Imagine a world where every adult vanishes in an instant.

Sam was starting to feel anxious. Nutella and noodles were fine. Great in fact. Miraculous. But he'd been hoping for more food more water more medicine something. It was absurdly like Christmas morning when he was little: hoping for something he couldn't even put a name to. A game changer. Something...amazing.