“I just want to be able to stand up straight for a little while before I get cut down.”
“And Finally I put down the last and the best advice I knew, on growing older. 'Stand up straight and try not to get fat.”
“The early morning is too strong to drink straight, so I need to mix in a little coffee to be able to hold it down.”
“Cut him. Cut him while I stand here and watch. I want to see the blood flow. Don't make me tell you twice.”
“I’ve never been able to stand up for myself while growing up, but I will stand up for you against anyone who ever threatens to hurt you in any way.”
“Your hair looks funny," Lief said, as soon as the Ugloids left. "It stands straight up!"No," said Nick, intensely irritated, "It's hanging straight down."Lief just gave him an upside-down shrug. "Up is down in China and you're part-Chinese.”