Maybe never again as long as I live.” He turned and walked into the.
Mother came over and gave Luke’s shoulder a reassuring squeeze before turning back to the stove. They had defied the Government once, with Luke. That had taken all the defiance they had in them. Maybe more.
Does FBI mean Federal Bureau of Idiots?
Staring into the ring of candles – proud that the number of his years finally made a ring, all around the cake.
Luke’s dad harrumphed, and paused in the midst of shoveling forkfuls of boiled potatoes into his mouth.
Luke pictured himself.
People would rather believe in fairy godmothers and divine intervention than to think that you took charge of your own destiny.
Mark slapped him, and Trey was stunned into silence. “Hey!” Mark said. “That really does work on hysterical people. Always wanted to try that.
It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up.
It’s not whether you win or lose. It’s how you play the game.
It kind of seemed like, as long as he was alive, there was still hope that he could fix things.
But really, he told himself. There are just some people who don’t seem like they ever could have been young. It’s like trying to imagine my grandparents as little kids. Or – like the guy who played Dumbledore in the Harry Potter movies. No way he was ever young.
He made time travel sound almost like hide-and-seek or capture the flag or some other spylike game – only with higher stakes and greater consequences.
And this is why people believe in God, isn’t it? Jonah wondered. Because we can tell there’s something bigger out there that we’re part of. Because we can tell that there’s something more to all of us, and more to all of our lives.
At times like this, Eryn didn’t feel like they were just twins. They were teammates. They were partners. They were two halves of the same brain.
Why did everyone like that story so much when it wasn’t true? Why was everyone so eager to believe it? Was it because, in real life, ever after’s generally stink?
It’s a game we used to play, after we got rid of all our livestock and didn’t need our hay no more. You throw a match into the haystack, give the fire a three-second head start, and begin looking. You can find the needle every time if you work quick.
Thanks a lot! She went and hid somewhere else, somewhere safe- and left me to deal with Mr. Pyromaniac 1483!
Sometimes you have to fight for what you want,′ Chip said, his expression set. ‘Sometimes the fight is all you get.
The rewards are worth far more than the risks.