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> [“You bite off more than you can chew, 'course you're going to choke. One bite at a time. And that goes for thinking things, too, not just food.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-peterson-haddix/you-bite-off-more-than-you-can-chew-course-you-re-going-to-choke-one/)

[Margaret Peterson Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-peterson-haddix/)

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## More by Margaret Peterson Haddix

> [“I start to think, 'It's awful being too poor to even buy my own dress for homecoming.' But that's instantly swept away by another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-peterson-haddix/i-start-to-think-it-s-awful-being-too-poor-to-even-buy-my-own-dress/)

[Margaret Peterson Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-peterson-haddix/)

> [“I have a choice.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-peterson-haddix/i-have-a-choice/)

[Margaret Peterson Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-peterson-haddix/)

> [“You bite off more than you can chew, 'course you're going to choke. One bite at a time. And that goes for thinking things,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-peterson-haddix/you-bite-off-more-than-you-can-chew-course-you-re-going-to-choke-one/)

[Margaret Peterson Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-peterson-haddix/)

> [“I was there laughing and joking with everyone else, but it’s like there was some part of me standing back, watching, thinking, “Is this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-peterson-haddix/i-was-there-laughing-and-joking-with-everyone-else-but-it-s-like/)

[Margaret Peterson Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-peterson-haddix/)

> [“Maybe everyone is just waiting for some else to save them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-peterson-haddix/maybe-everyone-is-just-waiting-for-some-else-to-save-them/)

[Margaret Peterson Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-peterson-haddix/)

> [“But, really, are there any guys out there who aren’t jerks? I don’t even know any grown-up men who aren’t jerks.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-peterson-haddix/but-really-are-there-any-guys-out-there-who-aren-t-jerks-i-don-t-even/)

[Margaret Peterson Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-peterson-haddix/)

> [“I have been thinking--" He chuckled. "Always a dangerous thing for a woman to do," he said.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-peterson-haddix/i-have-been-thinking-he-chuckled-always-a-dangerous-thing-for-a-woman/)

[Margaret Peterson Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-peterson-haddix/)

> [“Winning isn't everything," Eisenhower said faintly. "Sometimes, just knowing your family's safe and healthy and alive is even better.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-peterson-haddix/winning-isn-t-everything-eisenhower-said-faintly-sometimes-just/)

[Margaret Peterson Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-peterson-haddix/)

> [“I leaned my head back and closed my eyes, my mind a jumble. So much for breaking it off gently, I thought. The humor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-peterson-haddix/i-leaned-my-head-back-and-closed-my-eyes-my-mind-a-jumble-so-much-for/)

[Margaret Peterson Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-peterson-haddix/)

> [“I wasn't asking anything about God," Jonah complained. "Yeah, you kind of were," JB said. "If there is fate, who else would control it?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-peterson-haddix/i-wasn-t-asking-anything-about-god-jonah-complained-yeah-you-kind-of/)

[Margaret Peterson Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-peterson-haddix/)

> [“Because," he said in an even voice, "you're used to winning, so you don't even think about how, every time there's a game, both…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-peterson-haddix/because-he-said-in-an-even-voice-you-re-used-to-winning-so-you-don-t/)

[Margaret Peterson Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-peterson-haddix/)

> [“Most people couldn't be rich if they wanted to be honest; most people couldn't be honest if they wanted to be rich.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-peterson-haddix/most-people-couldn-t-be-rich-if-they-wanted-to-be-honest-most-people/)

[Margaret Peterson Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-peterson-haddix/)

> [“Why didn't you tell me that evil could be so lighthearted?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-peterson-haddix/why-didn-t-you-tell-me-that-evil-could-be-so-lighthearted/)

[Margaret Peterson Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-peterson-haddix/)

> [“You know how to steer a yacht?" Mr. McIntyre asked Ian worriedly. "I was born knowing how to steer a yacht," Ian said. Then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-peterson-haddix/you-know-how-to-steer-a-yacht-mr-mcintyre-asked-ian-worriedly-i-was/)

[Margaret Peterson Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-peterson-haddix/)

> [“It does not take a long time to fall to the ground, even from nine stories up. But it took a lifetime for Yetta.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-peterson-haddix/it-does-not-take-a-long-time-to-fall-to-the-ground-even-from-nine/)

[Margaret Peterson Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-peterson-haddix/)

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