When you lose your parents, the sadness doesn't go away. It just changes. It hits you sideways sometimes instead of head-on. Like now.
This is not going to be good. - Dan
She opened her Dictionary of Australian Slang. I'll just put on my sunnies, she said, slipping on sunglasses. I'll spit the dummy if you ankle biters take too long, but if you don't, she'll be apples!...
I know that the chances for success are slim.[...]But odds are mathematical formulas calculated to give people a reason not to try.
There is no try. Only do. Yoda said that, and he was awesome.).
Pay attention everything counts
Why does Switzerland look like one big cuckoo clock to me? Dan asked.Because you have no sould, Amy answered.
When was the last time we slept?Day before yesterday? Amy asked with a frown. I know what you mean. This is some jet lag. Let's get a coffee while we make a plan.Oh, yeah. Jet lag. That must be it, Da...
The sunset was spectacular, and they were safe in the minibus with the students from Estonia who were on their way to Salzburg for the tour. Jonah sat up front with girls and led a sing-along.Who wou...
Sunlight streamed in through double-height windows and cast squares of rich gold on the carpet.
I’m so hungry, Amy said sleepily. Hey, you stole my line, Dan said.
It’s a decision you have to make for yourself every day. Every day, you will fight for a moment of peace.
I'm getting to the point where I'm never surprised when you pop up. - Alistair Oh
I am speaking of something deeper. I am speaking of everything a being can give another. This is what I offer you. I offer myself.
Gravel-maggot?
Sure, Dan said. He was one smart dude. Get married or go lie on a beach. No contest. Even with the volcano, the dude was ahead.
Sorry. Only one art heist a week for me, Dan said.
Sometimes kids at school called her mean. She wasn’t mean. She just saw reality clearly, and she shared it without dusting it in sugar and rainbows first. One day, when Anna was in first grade, she’d...
Roan had taught him not to care what anyone thought, but to regard everyone’s feelings.
Welcome, fellow Cahills... I am the Outcast. Sit back. I have a few things to say.