Quotes About Adventure

began removing things from the bucket. First came a Swiss Army knife, a flashlight, a penlight, and a bottle of extra-strength glue, which Kate examined to be sure its lid was tightly closed. Then she produced a bag of marbles, a slingshot, a spool of clear fishing twine, one pencil and one eraser, a kaleidoscope, and a horseshoe magnet, which she yanked with some effort from the metal bucket. "I've been through

Trenton Lee Stewart

Oh, yes," said Kate with a laugh. "When I was seven I ran away from the orphanage to join the circus. They brought me back, but I just ran away again, and I kept running away every time they brought me back. Eventually it was agreed that I could join the circus and save everybody a lot of trouble. So that's what I've been doing the past few years. It's been great fun, too

We've finally gotten rid of the other children, Reynard.

You can go wherever you want around the Institute, so long as you keep to the paths and the yellow-tiled corridors.

Trenton Lee Stewart

What is wrong with this statement?

Constance was riding piggyback, Kate and Reynie were tiptoeing, and Sticky, who was bad at tiptoeing (he brought his knees rather too high, so that he looked and sounded like a prancing horse), carried his shoes and walked silently in his socks.

May your adventures bring you closer together, even as they take you far away from home.

Daddy, will you take me to the mill, again?

Remember the White Knight.

If we have a great idea, we'll go, 'Oh, this could be a cool movie.' Or really for us, it's more like, 'Oh, this is a really bad idea. Let's do this. This seems really stupid.'

I suppose sometimes it takes getting lost to enjoy the joy of being found

I knew then that I wanted to go home, but I had no home to go to--and that is what adventures are all about.

What are you doing tonight?' 'Sex, drugs, tattooing our arms with old syringes off the street, that kind of thing,' he said good-naturedly.

When in danger or in doubt hoist the sail and fuck off out. . . .

raining a Trafalgar, too!" "Merde!" He turned to go up the ladder. At the top, he turned again. "Bien, mon chef marin, bonne chance!" "Mercy buckets, M'sieur. See you next time.

didn't find a girl—not that I looked very hard—but I did find a speakeasy on Beaubien Street, near the waterfront.

Achati chuckled. "You may be surprised. Some might come in the hopes of being snatched away to a secret place ruled by exotic women.

L'aventure vous attend!

Dr. Fanchon Quills.

Vatnajökull,

It is better to ask for forgiveness then permission.

I take a lull from my CamelBak and choke at its potency. It tastes like bad decisions. It's perfect.