Susan Beth Pfeffer citations

“I guess I always felt even if the world came to an end, McDonald's would still be open.”

“I wonder if I'll ever have to decide which is worse, life as we're living or no life at all.”

“I never really thought about how when I look at the moon, it's the same moon as Shakespeare and Marie Antoinette and George Washington and Cleopatra looked at.”

“If God wanted a world filled with saints, He never would have created adolescence.”

“What about desserts?" I asked. "If the world comes to an end, I'm going to want cookies.”

“But she's wrong about hell. You don't have to wait until you're dead to get there.”

“Maybe I'm wrong," Mom said. "Maybe the world really is coming to an end."
"Should I try Fox News?" I asked.
Mom shuddered. "We're not that desperate," she said.”

“The only way you can be the best at something is to be the best you can be.”

“Here's the funny thing about the world coming to an end. Once it gets going, it doesn't seem to stop.”

“I have no privacy. But I feel so alone.”

“I hate the moon. I hate tides and earthquakes and volcanoes. I hate a world where things that have absolutely nothing to do with me can destroy my life and the lives of people I love.”

“I feel myself shriveling along with my world, getting smaller and harder. I'm turning into a rock, and in some ways that's good, because rocks last forever.
But if this is how I'm going to last forever, then I don't want to.”

“He taught me to trust in tomorrow.”

“Even the rats are drowning,' Alex said.
Nah,' Kevin said. 'They've been taking swimming lessons at the Y.”

“But it's our curse and our blessing to remember the past and to know there's a future.

—Charlie”

“Just in case the world ends tomorrow," she said. "We might as well enjoy today.”

“Back in the time when life was easy, the Internet would have told me what I needed to know. The great thing about the Internet was it didn't care why you were asking.”

“About 10 minutes ago, we all woke up because of this strange roaring sound. We all raced toward the sound, which turned out to be the washing machine going back on.
Who knew the rinse cycle could be so scary?”

“It wouldn't be New Year's without a resolution. I've resolved to take a moment every day for the rest of my life to appreciate what I have.”

“What's the point of God making us human if He doesn't want us to act like we're human?'
'To see if we can rise above our natures,'Megan said.”

“Librarians! Librarians always know how to find out things. That was their job even before the Internet.”

“This morning the electricity came on for a few minutes, and when it did, Jonny said, "Hey, it's a black-on."
This is what passes for humor around here.”

“He walked out of the office to find Kevin Daley standing there. 'I like your style,' Kevin said.
Thank you,' Alex said. 'I like it, too.”

“I wonder if I cry whether my tears would be gray.”

“Trust in tomorrow… Every day of your life, there's been a tomorrow. I promise you, there'll be a tomorrow.

—Alex Morales to Miranda Evans”

“woman must not depend on the protection of man, but must learn to protect herself”

“Survivors have responsibilities.”