One only realizes the value of air when one is deprived of it and one only begins to value life in the face of death.
Okay, smartyboots, how about if you’re flying at eighteen thousand feet at, say, a hundred and forty miles an hour, I said. You’re facing a southwest wind of about seven knots. How long would it take...
Next, I went out to the garage and snuck a can of Zoom out of Bear’s not-as-much-of-a-secret-as-he-thinks-it-is stash. He keeps cases and cases of it out there, just for himself, but he never notices...
My invite must have gotten lost in the mail, she said venomously. But I don't mind crashing this party.-Maximum Ride talking to Max II
Meaning what? We're going to pretend nothing's going on? That's stupid. The only way to deal with any of this is to get it out in the open.Have you been watching Oprah again?
Maybe my goals were too long-term. Maybe I should figure out a way to be happy, not for a lifetime, but for an hour or two.
Long and short of it: Democracy gets a big thumbs-up from me.
Literacy rots the brain, I'm afraid. And a rotten mind is of no use to the New Order. Sadly, there must be consequences.
Life is such a miracle, a series of small miracles. It really is, if you learn how to look at it with the right perspective.
It’s so old, I think when it opened, Burger King was still a prince.
It is my time. The time of maximum ride...
Iggy: Now what? Who you gonna call?A quiet voice in the hallway outside: Ghostbusters!(Captain Perry and John groan)John: That phrase is ruined forever.
If this was what life was like without words - a life of doing, not just talking - I just might be willing to give them up forever.
If number two pencils are so popular, why are they still number two?
I'm going to turn fifteen tomorrow, i said, warming to the idea. It's high time. I can't remember when i turned fourteen. (said by Max)If you get to be fifteen, then i get to be fifteen! Iggy sounded...
I was thirty-eight at the time. As the saying goes, if I’d known I was going to live that long, I would have taken better care of myself.
I loved her, Robinson said. And I loved the sick girl you were when I met you, and I loved the good student and the bad driver. I loved the car thief, the hitchhiker, the quoter of novels I haven’t re...
I love you. I love your smile, your snarl, your grin, your face when you're sleeping.
I knew my transformation was complete when Dr.Keyes asked, How are you feeling today, Tandy? and I responded I'm not
I had a question. 'Why does the name Pearl Harbor sound so familiar?'The lieutenant colonel's eyes narrowed. 'Pearl Harbor is the most famous U.S. military base in the world,' he said crisply. 'It's t...