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“there. During”
― Louis Sachar, Holes

“Back at the compound, they had dug in a systematic order, row upon row, allowing space for the water truck. But out here there was no system. It was as if every once in a while, in a fit of frustration, the Warden would just pick a spot at random, and say, “What the hell, dig here.” It was like trying to guess the winning numbers in a lottery.”
― Louis Sachar, Holes

“When the shoes first fell from the sky,he remembered thinking that destiny had struck him. Now he thought so again. It was more than a coincidence. It had to be destiny.”
― Louis Sachar, Holes

“You're not completely worthless.”
― Louis Sachar, Holes

“How’d you like to take a ride on my new boat this Saturday?” he asked her one evening after class. “No, thank you,” said Miss Katherine. “We’ve got a brand-new boat,” he said. “You don’t even have to row it.” “Yes, I know,” said Miss Katherine. Everyone in town had seen—and heard—the Walkers’ new boat. It made a horrible loud noise and spewed ugly black smoke over the beautiful lake. Trout had always gotten everything he ever wanted. He found it hard to believe that Miss Katherine had turned him down. He pointed his finger at her and said, “No one ever says ‘No’ to Charles Walker!” “I believe I just did,” said Katherine Barlow.”
― Louis Sachar, Holes

“You may have done some bad things, but that doesn't mean you're a bad kid.”
― Louis Sachar, Holes

“Nothing in life is easy.”
― Louis Sachar, Holes

“Now you be careful in the real world" said Armpit " Not everyone is as nice as us.”
― Louis Sachar, Holes

“The bark on the tree was just a little softer.”
― Louis Sachar, Holes

“What scared Stanley the most about dying wasn't his actual death. He figured he could handle the pain. It wouldn't be much worse than what he felt now. In fact, maybe at the moment of his death he would be too weak to feel pain. Death would be a relief. What worried him the most was the thought of his parents not knowing what happened to him, not knowing whether he was dead or alive. He hated to imagine what it would be like for his mother and father, day after day, month after month, not knowing, living on false hope. For him, at least, it would be over. For his parents, the pain would never end.”
― Louis Sachar, Holes

“If only, if only, the woodpecker sighs,
The bark on the tree was just a little bit softer.
While the wolf waits below, hungry and lonely,
He cries to the moo-oo-oon, If only, if only.”
― Louis Sachar, Holes

“When you spend your whole life living in a hole,” he said, “the only way you can go is up.”
― Louis Sachar, Holes

“He could hardly lift his spoon during breakfast, and then he was out on the lake, his spoon soon replaced by a shovel.”
― Louis Sachar, Holes

“If only, if only, the moon speaks no reply;
Reflecting the sun and all that’s gone by.
Be strong my weary wolf, turn around boldly.
Fly high my baby bird, My angel, my only.”
― Louis Sachar, Holes

“Nothing in life is easy. But that's no reason to give up. you'll be surprised what you can accomplish if you set your mind to it.”
― Louis Sachar, Holes

“A lot of people don't believe in curses.
A lot of people don't believe in yellow-spotted lizards either, but if one bites you, it doesn't make a difference whether you believe in it or not.”
― Louis Sachar, Holes

“Each beat told him he was still alive, at least for one more second.”
― Louis Sachar, Holes

“You're responsible for yourself. You messed up your life, and it's up to you to fix it. No one else is going to do it for you -- for any of you.”
― Louis Sachar, Holes

“Well, let me tell you something, Caveman. You are here on account of one person. If it wasn't for that person, you wouldn't be here digging holes in the hot sun. You know who that person is?"
"My no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather.”
― Louis Sachar, Holes

“In a way, it made him sad. He couldn't help but think that a hundred times zero was still nothing.”
― Louis Sachar, Holes

“I'm not stupid. I know everybody thinks I am. I just don't like answering their questions.”
― louis sachar, Holes

“Zero wasnt worried, " When you spend your whole life living in a shole", he said, "the only way you can go is up.”
― Louis Sachar, Holes

“You have only one life, make the most of it”
― Louis Sachar, Holes

“You make the decision: Whom did God punish?”
― Louis Sachar, Holes

“When you spend your whole life living in a hole, the only way you can go is up. (Zero/Hector Zeroni)”
― Louis Sachar, Holes

“There is no lake at Camp Green Lake.”
― Louis Sachar, Holes

“Rattlesnakes would be a lot more dangerous if they didn't have the rattle.”
― Louis Sachar, Holes

“If only, if only, the moon speaks no reply;
Reflecting the sun and all that's gone by.
Be strong my weary wolf, turn around boldly.
Fly high, my baby bird,
My angel, my only”
― Louis Sachar, Holes

“It was all because of his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing great-great-grandfather!”
― Louis Sachar, Holes

“If only, if only," the woodpecker sighs,
"The bark on the tree was as soft as the skies."
While the wolf waits below, hungry and lonely,
Crying to the moo-oo-oon,
"If only, If only.”
― Louis Sachar, Holes