Grandad taught me that the alien signs and symbols of algebraic equations were not just marks on paper. They were not flat. They were three-dimensional, and you could approach them from different directions, look at them from different ways, stand… — Mal Peet Copy Share Image
History is the heavy traffic that prevents us from crossing the road. We're not especially interested in what it consists of. We wait, more… — Mal Peet Copy Share Image
“You do not win a war by dying for your country. You win a war by making sure that some poor bastard dies for… — Mal Peet Copy Share Image
“This line of reasoning could have frightened him, but it did not. He gained a certain strength from it. Because, after all, what can… — Mal Peet Copy Share Image
“Unfortunately, however, weapons of mass destruction tend to attract maniacs: men - it's almost always men - who want to jab the red button… — Mal Peet Copy Share Image
“Boredom had not been among the dangers that the SOE had prepared him for. No pompous little officer had stood in front of his… — Mal Peet Copy Share Image
“Wagstaff was a trim little man in a dark-blue uniform with an armband embroidered with the words CIVIL DEFENSE. "Thank you, Headmaster, and good morning, young gentlemen. Yesterday, as I'm sure you'll remember, I spoke to you about the ways you can help your parents prepare their homes against the possibility of nuclear attack." Clem grinned, noting Tash Harmsworth's scowl.… — Mal Peet Copy Share
“Let me tell you something. When there is a penalty kick, most people think that the penalty taker is in control. But they are wrong. The penalty taker is full of fear, because he is expected to score. He is under great pressure. He has many choices to make, and as he places the ball and walks back to make… — Mal Peet Copy Share
“Sprawled, bloody, holding the pistol, he looked like a police photograph of a suicide. Dart went back to his chair and picked up the… — Mal Peet Copy Share Image
“I can explain to you why algebra is useful. But that is not what algebra is really for.' He moved his fingers gently on… — Mal Peet Copy Share Image
“It still, after all these years, puts frost into my blood to remember that men like LeMay and Powers had their fingers so close… — Mal Peet Copy Share Image
Sentimentality and nostalgia are closely related. Kissing cousins. I have no time for nostalgia, though. Nostalgics believe the past is nicer than the present.… — Mal Peet Copy Share Image
