Chad Morris > Quotes

“Well I give you an A,” Carol said. “A+++ . . . and some extra credit . . . and some cookies. But I guess here they’d have to be virtual cookies and they wouldn’t be nearly as cool. Except—if they were virtual, you could taste them, but not actually gain the calories. Oh, that would be genius.”
― Chad Morris, The Impossible Race: Cragbridge Hall, Volume 3

“we need tragedies. They teach us. We learn from them. Without tragedies, our hearts do not commit to avoid future ones. Without tragedies, many of our hearts would not turn to others, open up to them. And without tragedies, we do not have heroes, for they are not formed without great conflicts.”
― Chad Morris, The Avatar Battle

“If you ever try to explode tranquilizer bombs on innocent people again,” Derick said, “you can fully expect someone to appear out of nowhere and shoot your evil backside.” Derick shot again and stepped backward, mysteriously disappearing.”
― Chad Morris, The Impossible Race: Cragbridge Hall, Volume 3

“What?” Carol said. “You think I just crack under pressure?” Abby thought she could see a dramatic increase in Carol. She got it. “Well, it was a lot of pressure,” Carol blurted, her voice rising. “Like super pressure. Pressure like the heaviest thing in the world on top of me, plus three hundred elephants, two hundred walruses, and several of those super fat cats whose owners don’t stop feeding them—that kind of pressure. And they all ate extra donuts for breakfast.” “I”
― Chad Morris, The Avatar Battle

“So, super crazy,” Carol said. “I really can’t even think of the right way to express this. Take the craziest thing you know of, dip it in crazy batter, fry it in crazy oil, dip it in crazy sauce, chew it all up, and that would not be as crazy as this.” She paused, tapping her finger on her chin. “No. That didn’t quite do it. But it did make me a little hungry. Doesn’t crazy batter and crazy sauce sound mouthwatering together?” “Wait,”
― Chad Morris, The Avatar Battle

“Derick twisted the keys, and the quaking Bridge calmed down. “You’re crazy. You could have gotten killed.” “You are a rock star,” Carol said. “Seriously, I need your autograph.” Abby”
― Chad Morris, The Avatar Battle

“Super toad!” Carol said. “What?” “I was trying out another expression. Instead of ‘holy cow,’ maybe you can just pick any adjective and any animal and it would work.” “No, I don’t think so.” “Dancing piglet!” Carol whispered a little louder. “Oh, it totally works. Bloated antelope! Ugly barn owl! Hippie hedgehog! I’m going to have to write these down.” “Shhhh,”
― Chad Morris, The Avatar Battle