Quotes from Margaret Peterson Haddix

Whatever happened to, 'Yes, Mum. Whatever you say, Mum'? Isabel demanded. When did you stop obeying instantly? … We haven't stopped obeying. We just think first now. - Ian

But why bother? So cold. A woman's life dismissed in three words.

Never be mean to another female about her appearance. Especially if it's something she has no control over . . . Natalie

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?

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Sence aÅŸk nedir?" diye sordum Jed'e. Dal?p gidiverdi. "AÅŸk olaÄŸanüstü bir ÅŸeydir. DaÄŸlar? yerinden oynat?r; bir bebeÄŸin ç??l?klar?n? dindirir. Her insan?n kalbinde bir yerlerde sakl?d?r. Faka alt?ndan da k?ymetlidir. Sat?n al?namaz, sat?lamaz ya da çal?namaz. YaÅŸam kayna??m?zd?r." (syf. 107)

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.

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

Åžimdi benden de güce ya da kendi karar?m? verme hakk?na sahip olmas?z?n yaln?zca bir öpücük veya tatl? bir f?s?lt?yla seviÅŸip, kad?nlarla erkeklerin yatak odalar?nda yapt?klar? diÄŸer tüm ÅŸeyleri yaparak ikna gücümü kullanmam m? isteniyordu? Maalesef bunu düÅŸünmek bile midemi buland?r?yordu. (syf. 50)

It's impossible, Amy muttered. The lead? Nellie said, a baffled look spreading across her face. You havn't even heard it yet. The whole clue hunt, Dan corrected. It's useless. We can't win. Not the way we're supposed to. Why'd we even bother coming here?

Ian had Always found his little sister a bit annoying, but lately he'd actually felt sorry for her, watching her try so hard to please their mother, who'd become completely impossible to please. What changed? Ian wondered. What happened? Is it really just that we're… losing?

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

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

Sweet, Dan thought. This is actually poetry I understand right away. And something that will be fun to do! Shakespeare was asking them to dig up his grave.

We haven't changed enough, Natalie said in a small, pained voice. But - we're trying.

Never be mean to another female about her appearance. Especially if it's something she has no control over . . .

Women were created to be like flowers, providing color and beauty to the world. We leave troubling matters to men.