All Maureen Johnson Quotes
- Fear can't hurt you," she said. "When it washes over you, give it no power. It's a snake with no venom. Remember that. That knowledge… Fear
- I decided to deflect her attitude by giving a long, Southern answer. I come from people who know how to draw things out. Annoy a… Annoy
- Tell me what you want, what you really, really want," he said. "Braiiinnnnssss," we said in unison. Braiiinnnnssss
- My final word: don't follow your dreams . . . chase them. With a stick, or a shovel, or whatever you have handy. Get that… Bleep
- And if we get caught, I will claim I made you go. At gunpoint. I am American. People will assume I'm armed. American
- It was like the entire world was colluding to make me feel insane, and it was doing a really good job. Colluding
- Hey! Jack the Wanker! Over here! I want your autograph! Autograph
- One person's crazy is another person's sane, I guess. Crazy
- It was as if the news itself wanted to reassure me. Even Jack the Ripper himself had reappeared as part of the greeting committee. Committee
- Sometimes I even felt like he dated me as part of his plan, like they were going to have a checklist on the application, and… Accept
- Tired, but not the kind of tired that sleep fixes. Fixes
- Rory: "People are being serious." Jazza: "There's a serial killer out there. Of course people are being serious." Rory: "Yeah, but what are the chances?"… All
- Boo: "Go talk to her." Callum: "About what?" Boo: "Anything." Callum: "You want me to walk up to her and say, 'Are you a ghost?'"… Boo
- I looked at the stained-glass image of the lamb in the window above me, but that only reminded me that lambs are famous for being… Advised
- New start or not, there was a line to be drawn, and that line was singing musicals to yourself as serious psychological motivation. Drawn
- Lies are a tremendous karmic setback. Keep it up and you'll come back in the next life as something without a spine. You're not fine.… Come Back
- It rang and it rand and it rang. I looked at the screen one last time, then at Stuart, and then I reached my arm… Arm
- Why are Americans so fascinated by Ireland?” Keith asked... “you all think you’re Irish. What’s the appeal? Do you like the accent more? Is it… Accent
- Irony is the word I forget the meaning of immediately after I look it up, but I kind of feel like I live in a… Constant
- I had one class in the morning, the mysteriously named "Further Maths". It was two hours long and so deeply frightening that I think I… Class
- It was almost funny. Life seemed downright accidental in its brevity, and death a punch line to a lousy joke. Accidental
- We Deveauxs preferred to talk you to death, rather than face you in physical combat. Combat
- She introduced herself to my parents with one of her mighty, bunny-crushing handshakes. (I'd never seen Claudia crush a bunny, to be fair, but that's… Approximate
- We all know what we're doing. Whether we realize it or not. All
- Well, what now? You have no job. I have no job. Wanna play Jenga? Inspirational