Megan Frazer Blakemore > Quotes

“Orlando said it was important for scientists to have minds kept open by literature, and souls touched by the creativity of art.”
― Megan Frazer Blakemore, The Water Castle

“Rachel could sell cheese to vegans.”
― Megan Frazer, Secrets of Truth and Beauty

“Add Snow White and her seven dwarfs,
2 droids for Luke Skywalker, of course.
1 true ring to rule them all.
A decimal is a place to stall.
Snow White's gone, the dwarfs alone.
This system your next clue has shown.

Now you might ask, this little key, Just what does it mean for me?
Hold on tight and you will see,
Someday it will set clues free.”
― Megan Frazer Blakemore, The Friendship Riddle

“For the answer you seek,
Look up.”
― Megan Frazer Blakemore, The Friendship Riddle

“Mr. Douglas told us true.
He knows why the sky is blue.
Why the earth spins round and round,
And where the next clue can be found.
Ask him, maybe, will he tell you?
His radio, those ads will sell you.
Peppy song will make you wonder,
If the world is going under.
Bring him something from the doctor-
-Nothing spicy-while he proctors.
It may be those fizzy bubbles,
Let him help you with your troubles.”
― Megan Frazer Blakemore, The Friendship Riddle

“It's not the fences that keep us safe. It's us.”
― Megan Frazer Blakemore, The Firefly Code

“Normally zombies gave her comfort. They were slow. There were straightforward ways to kill them. If they ever showed up, she would know what to do. Too bad the rest of life wasn't like that.”
― Megan Frazer Blakemore, The Water Castle

“Ephraim lifted the top of the trunk. Neatly stacked were mementoes from what seemed like hundreds of journeys. Right on top was an etching of the Eiffel tower next to an African mask that looked at him with surprised eyes. He reached in a little deeper and unearthed a small teapot decorated with blue drawings just like the kind his grandmother collected and kept in a locked china cabinet.”
― Megan Frazer Blakemore, The Water Castle

“His gaze glossed over a stack of wooden crates and landed on a steamer trunk that was covered with stickers from all over the world.”
― Megan Frazer Blakemore, The Water Castle

“My visage high above your city,
Shines like gold, but half as pretty.
Arms I've none, but hands I've two:
Mondo, mini, black not blue.
Climb my stairs and have no fears,
All that threatens are my gears.
Tucked beneath the mightly wheel,
An envelpe shall truth reveal.”
― Megan Frazer Blakemore, The Friendship Riddle

“Humans grown and change through struggle. If we solve all of our problems, how can we ever evolve? How will we ever know our own humanity?”
― Megan Frazer Blakemore, The Firefly Code

“Ephraim found a stack of postcards tied together with a faded green ribbon. He shuffled through them and found they were from every World's Fair from 1915 in San Francisco to 1939 in New York. None of the postcards hed been written on or mailed.”
― Megan Frazer Blakemore, The Water Castle

“The Raven's author_ _ _

Walked down the road, abbreviated so we're told. _ _

The bus came by and one departed,
That is to say, he got this. _ _ _

Come on now, it's time to play.
When water's cold it is that way. _ _ _

Put the pieces together, then roll you die.
Natural 20! Flying higt!
Find the boxes, nearly there:
Level up to 7, here is there.”
― Megan Frazer Blakemore, The Friendship Riddle

“and”
― Megan Frazer Blakemore, Frankie Sparks and the Class Pet

“Our Great King Ferdinand joined the warring masses,
And to honor him we pass him as we run to all our classes.
But if you stop and listen to the marble man,
He will tell you where to look, ye miners with a pan.
"My knight in dingy armor
Move as by your plan,
Then by crook or rook
Straight as you can.”
― Megan Frazer Blakemore, The Friendship Riddle

“My sister Vera, she likes one from the old show,”
― Megan Frazer Blakemore, The Friendship Riddle

“circle back, you're nearly through.
The next one, then just one more clue.
Summer's coming, dark and drear,
Soon those tourists will appear.

In the word hoard you will find
Books with numbers on the spines.
A 2 a 9 a 2 again-
Not too easy for Athena's friend.”
― Megan Frazer Blakemore, The Friendship Riddle

“The Planeswalker know
YOu take the card from the library
And bury it when you're done.
On the path, you face history.
Walk the path, do the math:

Start with the prime numbers under 100
Whose digits give you 10.
Choose the happy median.
Add it to: The square root of
The cube of five divided by
The sum of 3 and 2.”
― Megan Frazer Blakemore, The Friendship Riddle

“No mountain of doom,
Just foothills of Ferninand.
Towers of fire and glory as far as one can see.”
― Megan Frazer Blakemore, The Friendship Riddle

“In Middle Earth a motley crew assembles to save the world as we know it. Four hobbits, two men, a dwaft, an elf, and a wizard, too. They rambled to destroy the ring in the mountains of Mordor.
Now it is you time. Dare you join this fellowship?
The rules are simple.
Twelve more clues will be hidden. One for each month. You have a month to solve each riddle. Plenty of time. On the full moon of each month, the next clue will be hidden. Seek it. Leave each where you found it for the next traveler. Where does this quest lead? What is the endgame? Follow and you shall find out. You must be wise, learned, disciplined, and above all, not a FROG.
If you agree to join this fellowship, proceed with your first clue:
MY WORDS are legend.
Legends are HISTORY,
My field of study.
ONE BOOK only in your shire.

With your strength, the book has been found, and now you must climb to the Scholar's Shrine. Four travelers begin this talle: Hlaf Elf, Troll, Halfling, and Thief. To make it to the end, you will need to build a motley crew. Find a wizard to see you through.

You walk a long and winding path to find your next clue. Shall the Half Elf teache you his songs to pass the time? Perhaps that will draw an elf lord into your presence. The road is long, and the leaves do change color.
You have demonstrated your strength, and your intelligence: now you must go boldly into battle. Be wise with your strategy: though it my seem like a game, there is more to the story.”
― Megan Frazer Blakemore, The Friendship Riddle

“said.”
― Megan Frazer Blakemore, The Water Castle

“It was wistful to want humans to be other than how they were. You could ache and ache to be different from yourself, but there wasn't much you could do about it.”
― Megan Frazer Blakemore, The Firefly Code

“You ran into me!” I cried out.”
― Megan Frazer Blakemore, The Friendship Riddle

“Don't you love those crazy Brits?
Jumpers for sweaters and spots for zits.
And when they want to change their suits,
It's in a box, not a booth.
Be a hero, make a call.
Steepest streets might make you fall.”
― Megan Frazer Blakemore, The Friendship Riddle

“Good people of the earth: now is the time that I need saving.”
― Megan Frazer Blakemore, Good and Gone

“Mitchell was shooting free throws with some seventh- and eighth-grade boys.”
― Megan Frazer Blakemore, The Friendship Riddle