206 quotes found
Author · American · 1947
American author (born 1947)
“Here's a nice image for a life in balance, she said. You're juggling these four balls that you've named work, family, friends, spirit. Now, work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it bounces back. T...”
“Denial is not just a river in Egypt.”
“Seize what's been handed you. Make smart decisions. Make decisions because life is a temporary situation.”
“NOOOO!" On the screen, a woman's eyes bugged almost out of her head, and I tried not to scream.Tried not to scream in exasperation, I mean. The serial killer was right in front of her, wide open! C...”
“Glaring at the Gasman, ter Borcht said, Your time is coming to an end, youpathetic failure of an experiment. Vhat you say now is how you vill beremembered.Gazzys blue eyes flashed. Then you can rem...”
“They [Erasers] were bad fliers," Angel chimed in, "And in their minds, they weren't all kill the mutants, like they usually are. They were like, remember to flap!”
“Yeah, and so Max and Dylan are supposed to, like, go to Germany and have kids together," I heard Gazzy say. My eyes popped open and I bolted upright."What?" Fang said, his voice icy."Gazzy!" I yell...”
“What's so funny 'bout peace, love, and world destruction?”
“I fell into a deep sleep tucked in that little cocoon, a deeper sleep than I might of had in years.Right up until someone kicked me and said "Gotcha!”
“Because today after all, is all we knew.”
“Besides my great fashion sense? I play a mean harmonica.”
“If you're going to look back on something and laugh about it, you might as well laugh about it now...Things are almost never as bad as they first seem. Loosen up, girlfriend... you could giggle mor...”
“I loved laughing with him, loved that he could make me laugh.”
“To me, that's the ultimate isolation - to be separated from my own mind.”
“He could totally be your boyfriend," [Angel] went on with annoying persistance. "You guys could get married. I could be like a junior bridesmaid. Total could be your flower dog.""I'm only a kid!" I...”
“If you love something let it go.. if it comes back its yours”
“Q: You'er presented with a smooth-faced, eight-foot-high wooden wall. Your objective? Get over it. To, like, save comrades or something. How to accomplish this?A: Take a running start, brace one fo...”
“So the first thing we're gonna do," I told him, "is push you off the roof.”
“Some kids get called 'bundles of joy' or 'slices of heaven' or 'dreams come true.' We got 'the fifty-fourth generation of DNA experiments.' Doesn't have the same warm and fuzzy feel. But maybe I'm ...”
“I'm a girl of extremes. When I love something, I'm like a puppy dog (without all the licking). When I'm cranky, I'm a wasp (like a whole hive of 'em). And when I'm angry, I'm a Mother Bear with a p...”