“People fear what they can not understand and what they can not control.” — Andrew Smith Copy Share Image
“People fear what they don't understand and hate what they can't conquer.” — Andrew Smith Fear Copy Share Image
“I drive at night. I blow things up. I have anotia. And long hair. Now go away, Mother.” — Andrew Smith Copy Share Image
“Expired condoms are like nuclear waste: there's nothing sensible you can do with it.” — Andrew Smith Copy Share Image
“I said a silent prayer. Actually, silent is probably the only type of prayer a guy should attempt when his head's in… — Andrew Smith Prayer Copy Share Image
“Worry and regret are both useless weights that provide no drag. They never did anything to slow down the planet for one… — Andrew Smith Anxiety Copy Share Image
“Henry believed that Marbury was a world out of balance. He needs to take a closer look at this one.” — Andrew Smith Copy Share Image
“There is something inside all boys that drives us to go away again and again and again.” — Andrew Smith Boys Copy Share Image
“History provides a compelling argument that every scientist who tinkers around with unstoppable shit needs a reliable flamethrower.” — Andrew Smith History Copy Share Image
“Robby called me Porcupine because of how I wore my hair. I didn't mind. Everyone else called me Austin. Austin Szerba. It… — Andrew Smith Copy Share Image
“History does show that nothing means a hell of a lot more than nothing when teenagers talk. In this case, Robby knew… — Andrew Smith Football Copy Share Image
“Okay, well . . . yeah, I didn’t really say “Shut the fuck up,” because I honestly don’t cuss. But I wanted to. I think,… — Andrew Smith Copy Share Image
“Apollo has something to teach us as we enter a new century of genetic modification, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology. It's a cautionary tale… — Andrew Smith Apollo Copy Share Image
“Do you think I'm queer, Rob?" I asked. "I don't care if you're queer," Robby said. " Queer is just a word.… — Andrew Smith Homosexuality Copy Share Image
“Joey told me nothing ever goes back exactly the way it was, that things expand and contract – like breathing, but you… — Andrew Smith Copy Share Image
“They were both so beautiful, and their sound, as we said them to each other above the music, made our chests fill… — Andrew Smith Beauty Copy Share Image
“He was a little guy, a former winger too, and he was a transplant from England who could talk the most civilized-sounding… — Andrew Smith Copy Share Image
“History shows that erections happen at the worst possible times, and they stick around until someone else notices them. Often, it is… — Andrew Smith English teacher Copy Share Image
“I pictured the first time we saw the girl, breezing past us in that Lincoln, blond hair whirling around her, her glasses… — Andrew Smith Copy Share Image
“I was thinking. What if the world was like one of those Russian nesting dolls? What if we only saw one surface… — Andrew Smith Thinking Copy Share Image
“The one sure thing about Marbury is that it’s a horrible place. But so is right here, too. And there’s certain benefit… — Andrew Smith Good and evil Copy Share Image
“To me, hearing that those girls gave my brother Eric a blow job sounded very nice. History shows that all boys consider… — Andrew Smith Air conditioner Copy Share Image
“Here is what the end of the world looks like: It looks like a child running out into the road, eyes focused… — Andrew Smith Apocalypse Copy Share Image
“You know, nothing ever goes back exactly the way it was. Things just expand and contract. Like the universe, like breathing. But… — Andrew Smith Breathing Copy Share Image
“And then it's always that one word that makes you so different and puts you outside the overlap of everyone else; and… — Andrew Smith Words Copy Share Image
“It was warm, and outside the sound of insects in the night was electric. The music sounded better than anything I'd ever… — Andrew Smith Music Copy Share Image
“And then I wondered, does cussing count in the general scheme of things if you only cuss in your head and not… — Andrew Smith Copy Share Image
“I thought about words - like words in books - and how just saying them made things real.” — Andrew Smith Books Copy Share Image
