Daniel Kenney > Quotes

“That is your line of best fit.” Gertie still looked uncomfortable.”
― Daniel Kenney, The Case of the Mysterious Mr. Jekyll

“Bob Dylan.”
― Daniel Kenney, The Big Life of Remi Muldoon

“Our world is beautiful.”
― Daniel Kenney, The Beef Jerky Gang

“The three most popular guys in our school were Bumbus, Rumbus, and Ox, and even though they were a lot bigger than me, they also seemed to like me quite a bit. In fact, they said I was so cool, I deserved my very own locker.”
― Daniel Kenney, The Big Life of Remi Muldoon

“tried to step around me but I jumped in his way again. “I don’t care what those guys say because you need to listen to me and fast,” I said. “Right now you’re acting like a punk and the real Abraham Lincoln wasn’t a punk. He was the most non punk that ever lived. He was honest, and brave, and a great leader. If you don’t start acting like that soon, then all of history will be broken for good.” Abe gave me a peculiar look, like he was thinking about what I had to say. With my boyish good looks and natural charm, I could be pretty convincing. Then he kicked me so hard that I landed in a tree. I’ll admit, that did not go exactly how I had pictured it. But, with me getting erased from my own life and all, I didn’t have time to whine about it. Once I got myself”
― Daniel Kenney, The Big Life of Remi Muldoon

“Not a chance. I’m blaming it all on Uncle Farley.”
― Daniel Kenney, The Case of the Christmas Caper

“Gertie shook her head. “Think of it as a needle, in a dumpster of needles, hidden inside a giant haystack.”
― Daniel Kenney, The Case of the Christmas Caper

“He turned and made his way toward a rectangular portrait hanging in the corner. Curial stopped, drew his breath and sat down on a shiny wooden bench. Then he loosened the grip on the note and looked up at the painting. At the woman in the painting. She wore a full-length grey dress, appeared to be in her early thirties, and stood between an armed soldier and a boy. Her lips curled into a subtle smile.”
― Daniel Kenney, Teenage Treasure Hunter

“I pounded on the locker door. I yelled through the little vent at the bottom. I pounded on the door some more. I yelled through the vent again.”
― Daniel Kenney, The Big Life of Remi Muldoon