Quotes from Wendy Mass

All of life's problems come from attachment. When you let go of being attached to things, or needing things, a sense of peace comes over you like I can't describe.

like a dog will be the day I hand in my badge.

Five years is a long time to wait. But if she could do all that when she was little, she must be able to do much more now. Maybe this time, she will find my answers. Maybe this time, she will get me home.

Whatever notes Sam had written in there were lost to history.

was the best friend Logan had ever had. It helped that neither of them had had a best friend before.

Annabelle is pretending to play with her collection of tiny wooden dolls, but whenever Mum isn't looking, she throws one of them into the fire. I worry about that child. Father

The jewel in the crown

Be honest, but don't hurt anyone's feelings be independent, but not a loner be smart, but not a nerd be sexy, but not a slut be skinny, but don't barf up your burger be funny, but not to hide some other deficiency. How the heck is a girl supposed to "be" anything?

Seeing Henry cry made Max start crying. Then the Candymaker joined in. That did it; Logan was done for. They all huddled together and sobbed and beamed at each other and laughed and sobbed some more.

Paulo plugged in the machine, which looked like the mutant offspring of a vacuum cleaner and a toaster oven, and showed them how to place wood chips in the bottom. Then he lit the wood chips with a long match and aimed the metal contraption at the opening of the hive. Puffs of smoke wafted around the hive and then blew straight in. Almost immediately the bees, which had been flying haphazardly around the room, raced back to the hive, and the buzzing inside grew louder and louder.

Then he took one look around the room, dropped his briefcase with a thud, and burst into tears.

Randall went through two whole loaves of bread in one day

fifty dollars before! Where had it come from? His mind spun with all the possibilities of what to do with it. No doubt about it, this was shaping up to be one of the best days ever!

If this is the ride of my life, I want a refund.

Honey can prevent seasonal allergies, heal a cut, soothe a burn, and get rid of your pimples.

one planet doesn't matter.

Fiddler on the Roof, to

at the table just to get a laugh out of the younger children present (meaning Annabelle and me). For the record, I do not actually laugh when Elkin passes gas; I gag and it comes out as a laugh. Annabelle, I cannot vouch for. Good

JAKE HARRISON painted on

even able to bring you to my house when Marshall was out for the day. Sneaking around was very stressful for both of us. But for Marshall, who wore that grudge and anger like a second skin—well, he had it even worse. For him it was like his daughter had died.

She turned back to the lab and let a thin stream of saliva pool into the slot marked SAMPLE B. "Lovely," AJ muttered. He left her to it and started on dinner.

MR. MCALLISTER'S

She said waku waku is a way of describing the thrill you feel at moving toward something that you're excited about, something that makes you feel the most alive out of anything.

of a heart attack from all this stress, I'd be impressed with her dedication. I can't think of a single instance in my life when I've tried