The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren’t the master of yourself any-more. Anger is.
There was only one thing he
The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren't the master of yourself anymore. Anger is.
The rhythm of his steps said, Happy to be here, happy to be here. Rays of sunlight shot between the clouds, making spots of light like polka dots on the ground.
What was the power that turned the worm into a moth? It was greater than any power the Builders had had, he was sure of that. The power that ran the city of Ember was feeble by comparison...
They wore old-fashioned outfits and had sour looks on their faces, as if they were annoyed with the photographer for making them sit still so long.
I don’t think there’s such a thing as an easy life. There’s always going to be hard work, and there will always be misfortunes we can’t control lurking out at the edges—storms, sickness, wolves. But t...
The main thing is to pay attention. Pay close attention to everything, noticewhat no one else notices. Then you'll know what no one else knows, andthat's always useful.
Lina had never seen anyone so disorganized as the doctor. She peeked into the medicine room once when the doctor was out and was amazed at the clutter in there-shelves and cupboards and tables piled w...
Pressed up against the rear wall, half hidden by shirts and dresses dangling from hangers, was a tall, thin girl with wide, terrified eyes. Her hands were wrapped around the muzzle of a small, wildly...
A bird feeder hung from the porch roof, but there were no seeds in it. The curtains in all the windows were closed.
Sure, he said. He started moving the bits around. Lets see. This looks like it must say . . . and so then this would go here . . . and this . . . He paused and looked up at her. Haven't we done this...
Church of the Fiery Vision.
What are those?
Nickie didn’t like listening to him because his voice always sounded too smooth.
Nickie was so tired of the Crisis. It had been going on now for months. On TV and the radio, it was all you ever heard about: how Our Side and Their Side had come almost, but not quite, to the point o...
She flicked off the TV.
She could not understand why this world, which was so full of beauty and wonder, had to also be so full of horrors.
But how could you? said Lina. When people have been mean to you, why would you want to be good to them?You wouldn't want to, Maddy said. That's what makes it hard. You do it anyway. Being good is hard...
Remember the city, the city rememberWhere treasure is hidden under the groundThe city, the city, always rememberThat's where the treasure will be found.
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