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> [People didn't make life, so they can't destroy it. Even if we were to wipe out every bit of life in the world, we can't touch the place life comes from. Whatever made the plants and animals and people spring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-duprau/people-didn-t-make-life-so-they-can-t-destroy-it-even-if-we-were-to/)

[Jeanne DuPrau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-duprau/)

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> [“Don’t worry,” said Maddy. “People didn’t make life, so they can’t destroy it. Even if we were to wipe out every bit of life in the world, we can’t touch the place life comes from. Whatever made plants and animals…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-duprau/don-t-worry-said-maddy-people-didn-t-make-life-so-they-can-t-destroy/)

[Jeanne DuPrau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-duprau/)

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## More by Jeanne DuPrau

> [You know, son, I don't think there's such a thing as an easy life. There's always going to be hard work and there will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-duprau/you-know-son-i-don-t-think-there-s-such-a-thing-as-an-easy-life-there/)

[Jeanne DuPrau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-duprau/)

> [Poppy was now almost well. She still slept more than usual, but when she wasn't sleeping she tromped around the doctor's house pulling spoons…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-duprau/poppy-was-now-almost-well-she-still-slept-more-than-usual-but-when/)

[Jeanne DuPrau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-duprau/)

> [Now Doon seemed to care for his new friends more than he did for her. Every time she thought about him she felt a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-duprau/now-doon-seemed-to-care-for-his-new-friends-more-than-he-did-for-her/)

[Jeanne DuPrau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-duprau/)

> [The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren't the master of yourself anymore. Anger is. And when anger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-duprau/the-trouble-with-anger-is-it-gets-hold-of-you-and-then-you-aren-t-the/)

[Jeanne DuPrau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-duprau/)

> [“The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren't the master of yourself. Anger is.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-duprau/the-trouble-with-anger-is-it-gets-hold-of-you-and-then-you-aren-t-the-2/)

[Jeanne DuPrau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-duprau/)

> [“The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren't the master of yourself anymore. Anger is.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-duprau/the-trouble-with-anger-is-it-gets-hold-of-you-and-then-you-aren-t-the-3/)

[Jeanne DuPrau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-duprau/)

> [“She flicked off the TV.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-duprau/she-flicked-off-the-tv/)

[Jeanne DuPrau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-duprau/)

> [“Think about what it would mean to fight," he said. "Say we barricade ourselves here in the hotel and refuse to leave. They come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-duprau/think-about-what-it-would-mean-to-fight-he-said-say-we-barricade/)

[Jeanne DuPrau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-duprau/)

> [“Lina had never seen anyone so disorganized as the doctor. She peeked into the medicine room once when the doctor was out and was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-duprau/lina-had-never-seen-anyone-so-disorganized-as-the-doctor-she-peeked/)

[Jeanne DuPrau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-duprau/)

> [People didn't make life, so they can't destroy it. Even if we were to wipe out every bit of life in the world, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-duprau/people-didn-t-make-life-so-they-can-t-destroy-it-even-if-we-were-to/)

[Jeanne DuPrau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-duprau/)

> [“Just look at it!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-duprau/just-look-at-it/)

[Jeanne DuPrau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-duprau/)

> [They lifted their faces to the astonishing warmth. The sky arched over them, a pale, clear blue. Lina felt as though a lid that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-duprau/they-lifted-their-faces-to-the-astonishing-warmth-the-sky-arched-over/)

[Jeanne DuPrau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-duprau/)

> [He says I'm beautiful as a red tomato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-duprau/he-says-i-m-beautiful-as-a-red-tomato/)

[Jeanne DuPrau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-duprau/)

> [Mrs. Murdo, walkind even more briskly to keep her spirits up, was crossing Harken Square when something fell to the pavement just in front…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-duprau/mrs-murdo-walkind-even-more-briskly-to-keep-her-spirits-up-was/)

[Jeanne DuPrau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-duprau/)

> [When someone has been mean to you, why would you want to be good to them?' 'You wouldn't want to. That's what makes it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-duprau/when-someone-has-been-mean-to-you-why-would-you-want-to-be-good-to/)

[Jeanne DuPrau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-duprau/)

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