D.J. MacHale

“I stood on the street, staring up at the most normal-looking house in the world. My house. I'd lived there my entire life. It was home. It was safe.It was haunted.The only other explanation was that I was demented. I couldn't say which I was rooting for.”

“There's always two ways of looking at things... that seeing what's positive about a situation is a lot more fun and gets you a lot further than looking for what might be wrong with it.”

“We may have been like needles in a hay stack, but they were like needles . . . in a stack of needles”

“There are no simple answers in life. There is a good and bad in everyone and everything. No decision is made without consequence. No road is taken that doesn't lead to another. What's important is that those roads always be kept open, for there's no telling what wonder they might lead to.”

“And so we go.' It's my way of saying that I'm prepared for the next adventure. The next chapter. The next challenge. Whatever comes my way, I'm ready for it. Because that truly is the way it was meant to be...”

“If I weren't already dead, I'd have to kill myself just so I could roll over in my grave.”

“I knew what Saint Dane was sensing. I knew why he was confused. he thought I was done. He thought we were done. He was wrong, and that's what he was sensing. He felt our presence. I figured I might as well confirm things for him. "Pendragon, don't--," Patrick warned. I stepped out fron behind the pillar into the light. "Man, that suit is just wicked cool!" I called out.”

“There are only two types of people in this world; people who hate clowns, and clowns.”

“Damon Scares me,' Maggie said. 'Maybe you should do what he wants.''Can't.''Why not?''Because he killed me. That kind of pisses me off”

“I was exhausted. Fighting to save the universe will do that.”

“Even at the end of the road, read the first sentence, there is a road. Even at the end of the road, a new road stretches out, endless and open, a road that may lead anywhere. To him who will find it, there is always a road.”

“The two circled around the back of the house, making sure that nobody saw them. Once inside, they found Patrick right where they had left him, sitting in front of Mark's computer. The only difference was that he was surrounded by bags of Doritos and cans of Mountain Dew. He looked up at them with wild eyes.You okay?" Courtney asked. I'm fantastic!" Patrick exclaimed. "This sugary drink is incredible!"Swell," Courtney remarked sarcastically. "He's wired on Dew.”

“As I stood there, looking into the eyes of the Travelers, something happened. For each one of those brief moments, I reconnected with a true friend. Though no words were exchanged, they were each telling me the same thing. They were with me. I truly believed that if I had asked any one of them to follow me through the gates of hell, I'd have to hold them back from going in first.”

“Aja gave Loor an up and down once-over. She then said, "Is Loor a man's name or a woman's name?"Ouch.Loor answered, "It is the name of a legendary hero on Zadaa. A woman."Really?" Aja said. "What did she do that was so heroic?"She killed her enemies and ate them.”

“This was like no library I had ever seen because, well, there were no books. Actually, I take that back. There was one book, but it was the lobby of the building, encased in a heavy glass box like a museum exhibit. I figured this was a book that was here to remind people of the past and the way things used to be. As I walked over to it, I wondered what would be one book chosen to take this place of honor. Was it a dictionary? A Bible? Maybe the complete works of Shakespeare or some famous poet. "Green Eggs and Ham?" Gunny said with surprise. "What kind of doctor writes about green eggs and ham?""Dr. Seuss," I answered with a big smile on my face. "It's my favorite book of all time."Patrick joined us and said, "We took a vote. It was pretty much everybody's favorite. Landslide victory. I'm partial to Horton Hears A Who, but this is okay too."The people of Third Earth still had a sense of humor.”

“I met Pendragon when I made the journey to the far desert. He is from the tribe known as...as..." Loor was scrambling. Bokka didn't know about the Travelers. I had to bail her out.Yankees," I said. "The Yankees tribe." Hey, what can I say? It was the first thing that came to mind. "It's a strong tribe," I added. "Respected by all...except for our mortal enemies, the Sox tribe. They hate us. Especially the Red ones. Cannibals. Nasty characters.”

“You want to kill me, don't you? And here I thought you and your friends were so righteous. You are just as capable of evil as anyone. Perhaps more so. Yet you believe your brand of evil is justified, so long as it serves your own misguided purposes." --Saint Dane”

“where is here, when is now??”

“You can't have pride without humility. Aggression without tolerance. Strength without compassion. Power without restraint.”

“If you work hard doing the wrong job, is it really work? Or is it some kind of fakery?”

“Mine would be, "We will stand together, he and I. One in victory, one in shame. Only then can I truly own the power of Halla. How sweet the moment of revelation will be, when he learns that he handed it to me." -SD the Pilgrims of Rayne”

“Oh yeah, and Spader was hanging out with a penguin"-Bobby Pendragon”

“You'd better put sunblock on that skeleton head of yours. You're gonna fry." -Bobby”

“I was safe. Uncomfortable as hell, but safe.-Bobby, RR ”

“Is Loor a man's name or a woman's name?" Aja, TRB.It is the name of a female warrior." Loor, TRB.What did she do that was so heroic?" Aja, TRBShe killed her enemies and ate them." Loor, TRB.”

“I love you Mark..." Courtney, PoR.I love you too Courtney..." Mark, PoR.”

“There will be no more protest. No more dissension. No more violence. There will be only one voice. The voice of Ravinia. The voice of Halla. Your voice." "There goes freedom of speech." I saidAlexnder Naymeer and Bobby Pendragon, Raven Rise, Page 458”

“I have a sudden urge to pee.- Spader”

“There were eleven of us. Each more different than the next. All with the same mindset. Things weren't the way they were meant to be. It was our job to make things right. We were the soldiers of Halla. It was time for us to take it back.”

“Kasha didn't say a word as we ate. She sat with her back to us, staring at a mountain range far in the distance. Yorn and I made small talk about the birds, but my mind was on Kasha, wondering what she was thinking. She was the Traveler from Eelong. We needed her. Eelong needed her. Heck, Halla needed her. I wished I knew how to convince her of that. When she finally did speak, I was surprised at her question."How many territories are there?" she asked."Ten in all," I said. "At least that's what I've been told. They're all part of Halla.""Explain to me what halla is," she said. It was an order more than a question. I didn't know why she suddenly had this interest, but if she was willing to listen, I was ready to talk."The way it was told to me, Halla is everything. Every time, every place, every person and creature that ever existed. It all still exists.""And you understand that?" she asked."Well, not entirely," I answered honestly."But you're willing to risk your life and the lives of those around you to protect Halla from Saint Dane?"Good question. I'd asked myself the same question more than once."I wasn't at first," I began. "Far from it. I didn't want any part of Travelers or flumes and especially of Saint Dane. But since then I've been to a bunch of territories and seen the evil he's capable of."Kasha scoffed and said,"Evil? You're a fool, Pendragon. A tang is evil. What possible evil could a gar cause that's worse than that?""I'll tell you," I said. "He's killed more people than I want to count, all in the name of creating chaos. He fueled a war on Denduron and tried to poison all of Cloral. Then he nearly crushed three territories at once, my home territories of Earth. But each time the Travelers stopped him. Until Veelox. We failed on Veelox. An entire civilization is going to collapse, millions will die, all because we failed. And Saint Dane wil be there to pick up the pieces. Or step on them.""It's all mildly interesting," she said calmly. "But like I said before, it has nothing to do with me. I don't care."That's when I snapped. Okay, I admit, maybe I should have been cool, but Kasha's total lack of concern had finally gotten to me. I jumped to my feet and said, "Well, you'd better start!""It's all right, Pendragon," Yorn said calmly. "Relax.""Relax?" I shouted, getting more amped up by the second. "Why? So I won't upset Kasha? She should be upset. People have died fighting Saint Dane. People I've loved, people she's loved." I looked right at Kasha and said, "You don't care? I'll tell you what I don't care about. I don't care that your life is a mess. Sorry, it's true. You've got way bigger problems coming, kitty cat. You want to pretend like none of this affects you? Fine. You're wrong. If we fail, Eelong will crumble and everything you care about will crash along with it. And whether you like it or not, you're a Traveler. So why don't you just grow up and accept it!”

“Riggedy riggedy white Come and spend the nightWe'll play some gamesSome wild some tameCause if you will, you might.By, Laberge ”

“I've made mistakes. More than my share. Hopefully, I've learned from them, but can't guarentee anything. There's only one thing I can promise. I'm taking this to the end."-Bobby Pendragon”

“Mark: When did you learn to drive?Courtney: About three seconds ago.”

“Who's Heinz and what's an accordion?"-Spader”

“Next time you wish to feed me poison, warn me first," Loor demanded. (The Merchant of Death)”

“Looks like it's time to liven up this dead little town!" - Saint Dane (The Reality Bug)”

“I see you brought along your violent little girlfriend. What a nice surprise!" - Saint Dane (The Reality Bug)”

“That Loor's a handful, she is." - Spader (Black Water)”

“My feelings for you run very deep." - LoorNot deep enought, I guess." - Bobby (The Rivers of Zadaa)”

“Never make the first move." - Loor (The Rivers of Zadaa)”

“Nights were the worst. I'd try to get some sleep, only to be thrown out of bed and dragged out into the compound for another game of "Let's whack Bobby in the dark!" - Bobby Pendragon, RoZ”

“Can I ask you a question?" "I'd be disappointed if you didn't." "How many of those suits do you have? Do you like, send them to the laundry, or throw them out and put on a new one when it gets all gamey?" - Bobby talking to Saint Dane, RR”

“I guess this means that our conflict is finally over. Perhaps we should celebrate." – Saint DanePerhaps you should bite me." Bobby”

“Not just chubby fat, I'm talkin' gordo”

“Siry answered with one simple, shattering word. "Veelox.”

“If I fall out, pull this ring? What happens then? I sprout wings and fly?" -Spader in "The Never War”

“Seriously. Dados bounce." Bobby in Raven Rise”

“Dont you know... I'm the boggyman."-St. Dane”

“I went to the four levers. None of them were marked. There was only one way to figure out which one was the right one. I had to call upon all my Traveler experience and special powers to figure it out. It's called...Eenie, meenie, miney...mo!"-Bobby Pendragon”

“Do you know how hard it is to gather seventy thousand people? Especially people who are confused and scared that they might be eaten by hungry dinosaurs?”