Ah, jeez... She really is a cheerleader.′ And it seemed suddenly that this was true- not because she was an airhead or a hottie or a nonjock, but because she could throw herself so wholeheartedly into someone else’s cause, because she could care so much and try so hard from the sidelines.

— Margaret Peterson Haddix

Margaret Peterson Haddix Quotes

Listen, I’ll share some of the wisdom I learned over the years. When you near the end of your life... when you’re a lonely old man... you start realizing what your accomplishments are really worth. The most brilliant clue I ever deciphered, the millions I earned – even the microwavable burrito itself – sometimes I think I’d be willing to trade all of it for a single hug of someone who truly loves me.

— Margaret Peterson Haddix

Love is a wonderous thing. It moves mountains and stills a baby’s cries. It beats inside every human’s heart, yet is more precious than gold. It cannot be bought or sold or stolen. It keeps us alive.

— Margaret Peterson Haddix

And sometimes it takes a kid to show adults the truth.

— Margaret Peterson Haddix

I was Pandora, bound and determined to open that box.

— Margaret Peterson Haddix

Tiddy”? Matthias thought. The big, fierce Population Police officer goes by “Tiddy”?

— Margaret Peterson Haddix

Was it still paranoia if all his fears were justified?

— Margaret Peterson Haddix

They don’t have any idea I work for the Population Police.

— Margaret Peterson Haddix

Nina,” Luke said finally. “Nina was the other traitor.” “Yes,” Mr. Talbot said.

— Margaret Peterson Haddix

Death, he thought. This whole clue hunt’s been about death.

— Margaret Peterson Haddix

We haven’t changed enough,” Natalie said in a small, pained voice. “But – we’re trying.

— Margaret Peterson Haddix

Great, Trey thought. I do one brave thing in my entire life, and now it’s like, ‘Got anything dangerous to do? Send Trey. He can handle it.’ Doesn’t anyone remember that Cowardice is my middle name?

— Margaret Peterson Haddix

Then, why did I do this, you ask?′ He stroked his chin, like an actor trying to look deep and thoughtful. ‘The short answer is: hope.

— Margaret Peterson Haddix

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it’?

— Margaret Peterson Haddix

Finn and Emma are like rubber balls, he thought. The harder you knock them down, the faster they bounce back up.

— Margaret Peterson Haddix

It was hard having a dead hero for a best friend.

— Margaret Peterson Haddix

Being poor isn’t the only way to be in need.

— Margaret Peterson Haddix

Winning isn’t everything,” Eisenhower said faintly. “Sometimes, just knowing your family’s safe and healthy and alive is even better.” “Did Vince Lombardi say that?” Reagan asked. “Or Shakespeare?” “No,” Eisenhower said. “I did.

— Margaret Peterson Haddix

Differences aren’t a problem at all. We need all sorts of different kinds of people in the world to make things work right.

— Margaret Peterson Haddix

Scientific discoveries usually aren’t good or evil just by themselves. Science is neutral. It’s what people do with their knowledge that matters.

— Margaret Peterson Haddix

Dad,” he began, “do you ever think – ” “Nope,” Eisenhower said quickly. “I try to do that as little as possible. Gets in the way of muscle development.

— Margaret Peterson Haddix
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