D.J. MacHale citations

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“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?”

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

“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??”

“Looks like it's time to liven up this dead little town!" - Saint Dane (The Reality Bug)”

“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.”