D.J. MacHale Quotes

“Nights were the worst. I'd try to get some sleep, only to be thrown out of bed and dragged out into the compound for another game of "Let's whack Bobby in the dark!" - Bobby Pendragon, RoZ”

“I was exhausted. Fighting to save the universe will do that.”

“Hobey-Ho, let's go.”

“There were eleven of us.
Each more different than the next.
All with the same mindset.
Things weren't the way they were meant to be.
It was our job to make things right.
We were the soldiers of Halla.
It was time for us to take it back.”

“You can't have pride without humility. Aggression without tolerance. Strength without compassion. Power without restraint.”

“Spader and I were nearly killed. Three times. We were also robbed and witnessed a gruesome murder. Happy birthday to me!”

“Next time you wish to feed me poison, warn me first," Loor demanded. (The Merchant of Death)”

“Now it was just the three of us: the leader, the warrior, and the kid about to wet his pants. Guess who I was.”

“I'm the terrorist, do what I say or I'll terrorize you.”

“At least I thought it was a wall. It sure felt like one. It was hard. It was flat. It stretched out on either side of me. You know… wall.”

“What exactly is a french before it's fried?”

“Because this is the way things are meant to be.(Press Tilton)”

“Mark: When did you learn to drive?
Courtney: About three seconds ago.”

“I hate clowns. I've mentioned that, right?”

“It wasn't that I didn't trust Mark's flying, it was just that, okay, I didn't trust Mark's flying.”

“I've made mistakes. More than my share. Hopefully, I've learned from them, but can't guarentee anything. There's only one thing I can promise. I'm taking this to the end."
-Bobby Pendragon”

“Oh yeah, and Spader was hanging out with a penguin"
-Bobby Pendragon”

“My feelings for you run very deep." - Loor
Not deep enought, I guess." - Bobby
(The Rivers of Zadaa)”

“Courtney came over to me and touched my cheek. I winced. It hurt.
You look like hell," Courtney said.
I shrugged.
She looked at Saint Dane, then back at me. "He looks worse." She smiled. "Awesome.”

“Max Rose: Vo? What kind of name is that?
Spader: What kind of name is Rose? Isn't that some kind of flower?”

“I guess this means that our conflict is finally over. Perhaps we should celebrate." – Saint Dane
Perhaps you should bite me." Bobby”

“Can I ask you a question?" "I'd be disappointed if you didn't." "How many of those suits do you have? Do you like, send them to the laundry, or throw them out and put on a new one when it gets all gamey?" - Bobby talking to Saint Dane, RR”

“In my few short years I learned that seeing what's positive about a situation is a lot more fun and gets you a lot further than looking for what might be wrong with it.”

“I see you brought along your violent little girlfriend. What a nice surprise!" - Saint Dane (The Reality Bug)”

“Not just chubby fat, I'm talkin' gordo”

“Never make the first move." - Loor (The Rivers of Zadaa)”

“And so we go.' It's my way of saying that I'm prepared for the next adventure. The next chapter. The next challenge. Whatever comes my way, I'm ready for it. Because that truly is the way it was meant to be…”

“If I fall out, pull this ring? What happens then? I sprout wings and fly?" -Spader in "The Never War”

“Seriously. Dados bounce." Bobby in Raven Rise”

“Defeat is most devastating at the moment of victory" Saint Dane”

“Whenever you look back and say, "If," you know you're in trouble. There's no such thing as "if." The only thing that counts is what really happened.”

“Who's Heinz and what's an accordion?"
-Spader”

“Do you know how hard it is to gather seventy thousand people? Especially people who are confused and scared that they might be eaten by hungry dinosaurs?”

“I have a sudden urge to pee.- Spader”

“Riggedy riggedy white
Come and spend the night
We'll play some games
Some wild some tame
Cause if you will, you might.

By, Laberge”

“Dont you know… I'm the boggyman."-St. Dane”

“I was safe. Uncomfortable as hell, but safe.-Bobby, RR”

“We took the elevator back down from the first observation level of the Eiffel Tower and started walking in he direction of the Taj Mahal”

“That Loor's a handful, she is." - Spader (Black Water)”

“Even at the end of the road, read the first sentence, there is a road. Even at the end of the road, a new road stretches out, endless and open, a road that may lead anywhere. To him who will find it, there is always a road.”

“where is here, when is now??”

“Siry answered with one simple, shattering word. "Veelox.”

“Is Loor a man's name or a woman's name?" Aja, TRB.
It is the name of a female warrior." Loor, TRB.
What did she do that was so heroic?" Aja, TRB
She killed her enemies and ate them." Loor, TRB.”

“You'd better put sunblock on that skeleton head of yours. You're gonna fry." -Bobby”

“A script is only the beginning of the process. But with books, what you write is exactly what people read. So as a writer, that's very satisfying.”

“The thing is, kids love scary stories. They love dramatic stories. They love that kind of stuff. It’s one of the reasons why I write books now. I’m able to write the kind of stuff I like, whereas in TV I can’t do that anymore.”