David Lubar > Quotes

“See Scott run,
Run Scott run.
See Scott die,
No such luck.”
― David Lubar, Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie

“She never said, "No, don't buy that trash," or "Pick a real book." She knew they were all real books. This is how great a librarian she was. And how great a mom.”
― David Lubar (Author)

“Let's face it - with a few exceptions, nobody likes anybody.”
― David Lubar, Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie

“A kid might help another kid who fell into a river, and a kid might help another kid search for a lost baseball, but there isn't a kid I've met who will help another kid out of a humiliating situation. We just aren't built that way.”
― David Lubar, Hidden Talents

“Reciprocity is not mandatory.”
― David Lubar, Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie

“But at least this got Mouth thinking about how his loneliness wasn't unique. We all suffered. And I guess we all had good times too. Man - if every person who ever felt lonely killed himself, the world would be littered with corpses. And far lonelier.”
― David Lubar, Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie

“Athlete or not, I’m going to make sure you know how to read.”
― David Lubar, Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie

“You know what guys do? They stand up for people. You know why? Two reasons. It's right. And it feels good. Even if the person doesn't know what you did. Maybe especially then.”
― David Lubar, Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie

“Have a heartattack!”
― David Lubar, Hidden Talents

“You know what guys do? They stand up for people.”
― David Lubar, Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie

“As we reached the wooded hill that led to the pipe, Cheater said, "Uh-oh."
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"Is anyone here thinking about kicking the crap out of me?" he asked.
"Not me," I said.
"Me either," Lucky said.
"Maybe tomorrow," Flinch told him. "But not at the moment." hidden talents”
― David Lubar, Hidden Talents

“Wait. I will say something. This is too important. And if you don’t listen to anything else I tell you, I hope you’ll listen now. No matter what you might hear about all these tragic figures, and the whole romantic image of the suffering artist, suicide is not cool. It’s not heroic. It’s not romantic. It’s like running away. Abandoning your family. And leaving someone else to clean up your mess. Only, it’s even worse, because once you go there, you can’t come back. And that would really suck.”
― David Lubar, Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie

“I totally don't know what to do." He got up and started pacing. "Am I supposed to get you a present? Or maybe a card. I'm completely lost.”
― David Lubar

“Algebra-Read pages 7-14. Do the odd numbered problems. From what I've seen, they're all pretty odd.”
― David Lubar, Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie

“Did Mom notice you right away?"
He shook his head. "Nope."
"So what did you do?"
"Showed up."
"Where?"
"Wherever."
"So you showed up wherever she was?"
"Or wherever she might be."
"That must've taken a lot of time," I said.
Dad shrugged. "Worth it.”
― David Lubar, Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie

“Algebra-Readpages 7-14. Do the odd numbered problems. From what I've seen, they're all pretty odd.”
― David Lubar, Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie

“That explains it. The zap should have faded by evening, but the freeze made it permanent.” “Permanent?”
― David Lubar, Numbed!

“Since there was no teacher listed for lunch, I grabbed a pen and wrote Mr. E Meat.”
― David Lubar

“anagram I”
― David Lubar, Punished!

“The bad thing was, I could probably do that with a hard-enough fling. “I’m rotting?” “Well, you are a zombie,” Mookie said. “So it’s not like this is a gigantic surprise.” “But . . .”
― David Lubar, The Big Stink