“ Remember the city, the city rememberWhere treasure is hidden under the groundThe city, the city, always rememberThat's where the treasure will be found. Jeanne DuPrau
“ Two of the guards looked up at us and lost their balance and fell into the water. They grabbed hold of the loaded boats, which made the boats tip and dump their load into the river. The other guards a… Jeanne DuPrau
“ 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. Jeanne DuPrau
“ The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren’t the master of yourself anymore. Anger is. Doon walked on silently. Inwardly, he groaned. He knew what his father was going to say, a… Jeanne DuPrau
“ Poppy was now almost well. She still slept more than usual, but when she wasn't sleeping she tromped around the doctor's house pulling spoons off the table and spilling cups of water and crumpling pag… Jeanne DuPrau
“ Maybe. The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren’t the master of yourself anymore. Anger is. Jeanne DuPrau
“ Full to the brim with hope and love and joy, she watched the little light bulb shining like a promise in the night. Jeanne DuPrau
“ A bird feeder hung from the porch roof, but there were no seeds in it. The curtains in all the windows were closed. Jeanne DuPrau
“ You turned a crazy old guy into an enemy in less than two minutes. YOU did it. You've done it over and over, I've seen you: you approach people like an enemy and bam!, they turn into one, whether they… Jeanne DuPrau
“ You know, son, 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, sickne… Jeanne DuPrau
“ What you need to learn, children, is the difference between right and wrong in every area of life. And once you learn the difference, you must always choose the right. Jeanne DuPrau
“ There is so much darkness in Ember, Lina. It’s not just outside, it’s inside us, too. Everyone has some darkness inside. It’s like a hungry creature. It wants and wants and wants with a terrible power… Jeanne DuPrau
“ The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren’t the master of yourself any-more. Jeanne DuPrau
“ The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren’t the master of yourself any-more. Anger is. Jeanne DuPrau
“ 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. Jeanne DuPrau
“ She could not understand why this world, which was so full of beauty and wonder, had to also be so full of horrors. Jeanne DuPrau
“ People didn't make life, so they can't destroy it. Even if we were to wipe out every bit of life in the world, we can't touch the place life comes from. Whatever made plants and animals and people spr… Jeanne DuPrau
“ Officer Gurney ran a strip of yellow tape around the back area of the café, roping it off so no one could disturb the site. Then he scanned the crowd. His eyes lit on a comfortably plump woman wearing… Jeanne DuPrau
“ Clearly not all these people who said that God spoke to them heard the same thing. All the fighting nations said God was on their side. How could God be on everyone's side? Jeanne DuPrau
