Patrick Carman

“As exciting, difficult, and memorable as our past can be, there comes a time when we have to get on with living.”

“That thing, that tiny part of The Land of Elyon, is gone but not entirely forgotten. Elyon had his reason for sending you and me on this journey. Sometimes we see something as plain as a dying leaf and our hearts grow sad, but we must always hold true and fight on, Alexa. Whatever happens to us, we will not be forgotten in the end. He will remember us.”

“We can't go back, Alexa", he said. " We can't go back once we've started growing up, and the world can't be made simple again.”

“In the morning light, I remembered how much I loved the sound of wind through the trees. I laid back and closed my eyes, and I was comforted by the sound of a million tiny leaves dancing on a summer morning.”

“I was beginning to see fewer of our weaknesses and more of our strengths; the events of the day were a reminder of how each of us had certain abilities that the rest did not. It was as if we were each a part of a whole body- one the hands, another the legs, and so on- dependent on one another and working best when we performed in unity. I felt inadequate then, unsure what part of this body I might be.”

“I watched the night sky with it's countless stars and its moon, and I wondered about the universe and all that had been created, why the stars and the moon rose at night and the sun in the day, how vast it must be, how I could never understand the infinite measure of its size.”

“She was gorgeous and fearless and I was in awe.”

“There's a hell all right. It's just not where people say it is....It's here. It's life, or it's what we turn life into, I guess. It's like we have to pass through all this painful stuff to get to where we're supposed to be, on the other side.”

“He has a frightening aversion to text messaging in general."It's a phone. It's for making calls, not for writing novels".”

“There was a time when I thought I turned terrible things over in my mind because I read and wrote too many scary stories. (Note self: start writing about unicorns and bunnies)”

“Faith never stays put. It's always challenging always questioning. That's what makes it real.”

“Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean there isn't somebody watching.”

“There's something darn funny about an old librarian with a potty mouth.”

“I really hope that all librarians aren't like Gladys Morgan. Because I'd really like , at some point, to walk into a library and not be afraid for my life.”

“Did I mention you're going to have to drive on our date?" I asked. "Cheap bastard.”

“You are indestructible .JFor some reason I felt light-headed when I finished writing and looked up at her, like I'd stood up too fast or the oxygen had left my brain. Oh pulled her arm back, looked thoughtfully at the words, and replied, "It's upside down, but I like it. You done good, Jacob.”

“The Grim Reaper doesn't disappear... he catches up.”

“I killed a guy, maybe two. Possibly three.I have one power. Not two or three or four. Just one.I met a girl, and she changed everything.”

“Yeah, a lot more than he likes you," said Oh. It didn't look like Milo appreciated the joke very much. "That's debatable," said Milo. "Is not," said Oh. She leaned in and put her pink cast against my cheek, kissing me quickly on the lips. "That's incredibly unfair. If we were gay you'd be up a creek without a paddle. You wouldn't even be in the game." "He's right, you know," I said. "Aw. You guys are having a bromance. That's really cute.”

“I've stabbed two people with a fork today. What's wrong with me?”

“I go to a Catholic school and I'm telling you: invisibility = eternal damnation. You can take it to the bank.”

“If you make something your life's work, make sure it's something you can feel proud of when you're an old relic like me.”

“It occurred to me then that it was in times of struggle that I found the best parts of myself - courage, loyalty, an unexpected peace - and I always discovered what I needed to break through and go on.”

“Lo que más odio de escribir en la era digital es que todo acaba por desaparecer.Es como escribir cartas que se evaporan en el aire después de que uno las lea.Por eso hago copias.El papel dura siempre.”

“No es cuestión de preguntarnos si queremos o no queremos ir. Tenemos que ir.”

“Un simple clic; no hace falta nada más para cambiar una vida.A veces para mejor.A veces para mucho peor.Pero nunca lo pensamos.Hacemos clic y ya está.”

“Creo que mis escritores favoritos son los que reconocieron que no podían vivir sin escribir. (...), tipos para los que escribir era tan esencial como el aire y el agua. Escribir o morir intentándolo. Esa forma de pensar coincide conmigo. Por eso estoy aquí.”

“The size of your body is just right. The only question is whether you're big enough inside.”

“He has guided my hands in ways I don't always understand, ways that people of this world would scoff at. But there is a purpose for all that I have ever made, even if I don't understand for certain what that purpose is.”

“Bang! Bang! Bang! Sorry Mr. Yipes, sir, she won't budge!'Put your back into it, man, give it all you've got!'Bang! Bang! Bang!”

“after allthe events of the previous summer he was more prtective then ever,and i whanted to be sure i knew the rules i'd be likely to break once we arrived in bridewell.”

“If bringing down the wall would require you to fly, you must believe you can fly. Otherwise, when the decisive moment comes, you will surely discover you ahve no wings.”