“Sure you can be a coward and hope somone else changes the wrld for you. You can hide up in that attic of yours until someone knocks on the door and says, 'Oh, hey, they freed the hidden. Want to… — Margaret Peterson Haddix Copy Share Image
“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… — Margaret Peterson Haddix Copy Share
“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,… — Margaret Peterson Haddix Copy Share
“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… — Margaret Peterson Haddix Copy Share
“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.” — Margaret Peterson Haddix Copy Share
“I have been thinking--" He chuckled. "Always a dangerous thing for a woman to do," he said.” — Margaret Peterson Haddix Copy Share
“Winning isn't everything," Eisenhower said faintly. "Sometimes, just knowing your family's safe and healthy and alive is even better.” — Margaret Peterson Haddix Copy Share
“I leaned my head back and closed my eyes, my mind a jumble. So much for breaking it off gently, I thought. The humor… — Margaret Peterson Haddix Copy Share
“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?” — Margaret Peterson Haddix Copy Share
“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… — Margaret Peterson Haddix Copy Share
“Most people couldn't be rich if they wanted to be honest; most people couldn't be honest if they wanted to be rich.” — Margaret Peterson Haddix Copy Share
“You know how to steer a yacht?" Mr. McIntyre asked Ian worriedly. "I was born knowing how to steer a yacht," Ian said. Then… — Margaret Peterson Haddix Copy Share
“It does not take a long time to fall to the ground, even from nine stories up. But it took a lifetime for Yetta.… — Margaret Peterson Haddix Copy Share
