The guy can’t chew his own food, said the first boy. So his dogs have to chew it up for him. Then they spit it out, and then he eats it.
So, you just told him all his cards? East asked when we returned. And he’s going to remember them? asked West. You can ask me, my uncle said. Despite my lack of eyesight, I can hear and speak.
One was a fast-talking, skinny white guy. With him was a big dude wearing a cowboy hat and boots.
And I can get my own phone, said Leslie, with unlimited text messaging! And I can get my car fixed, I said. Or maybe even a new car. Or a new house that already has a swimming pool, said Leslie. And a...
You're responsible for yourself. You messed up your life, and it's up to you to fix it. No one else is going to do it for you -- for any of you.
No bull—
Mushroom Surprise
It's funny how a person can be right all the time and still be wrong.
I prefer to use the names their parents gave them -- the names that society will recognize them by when they return to become useful and hardworking members of society.
You're a caring, thoughtful, considerate human being. Maybe that is a curse in this cold world we live in. You have the soul of a poet. —Mrs. Bayfield, to David
Where are we supposed to go to the bathroom? he asked Magnet. Magnet gestured with his arms to the great expanse around them. Pick a hole, any hole, he said.
Well, let me tell you something, Caveman. You are here on account of one person. If it wasn't for that person, you wouldn't be here digging holes in the hot sun. You know who that person is?My no-good...
The urge to communicate is even stronger than the sex drive, Trapp said. Why do you think people gossip so much? Why can’t we keep secrets? Why have we invented the printing press, the telephone, the...
The impossible is more believable than the highly improbable.
That’s the Little Dipper. Hey, Armpit, what sign are you? This is my sign, Armpit said, and gave him the finger.
Stanley wondered if this was how a condemned man felt on his way to the electric chair—appreciating all of the good things in life for the last time.
Some hunters like to shoot ostriches that have their heads buried in the sand.
Small steps, Hand in hand we’ll walk together, And maybe we’ll discover A clue along the way. . . .
Nothing in life is easy. But that's no reason to give up.
LOUIS SACHAR is the author of the New York Times #1 bestseller Holes, winner of the Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, and the Christopher Award. He is also the author of Stanley Yelnats’ Surviva...