Middle Grade Quotes

“Isn’t that what it means to be a scientist? To push the boundaries of the unknown? To bravely, actively explore the enormity of our universe ?”
― Robyn Mundell, Brainwalker

“Be patient with him. If the same quality did not exist in you, you wouldn’t notice it in him.”
― Robyn Mundell, Brainwalker

“Life is funny that way. Sometimes the dumbest thing you do turns out to be the smartest.”
― Robyn Mundell, Brainwalker

“It’s pretty confusing.”
“Good. Be confused. Confusion is where inspiration comes from.”
― Robyn Mundell, Brainwalker

“Right? I don’t know why I did it. Temporary insanity, maybe. Did you ever do something that makes absolutely no sense, but you couldn’t help yourself?”
― Robyn Mundell, Brainwalker

“My name is Fel. I am the child that the Mists spoke of.”
― Patricia Mather Parker, The Abode

“No need to be afraid. I’m just a Holon.”
“Huh?”
“A Holon. What are you?”
“You mean who am I?” I correct him.
“No, what are you?”
“I’m not a what. I’m a who.”
“How can you be a who if you’re not a what?”
“What?”
― Robyn Mundell, Brainwalker

“Wish me good luck, please,” I whisper.
“On one condition,” Philemone says. “Remember, what you call luck is the meeting of opportunity and flexibility.”
I smile, weakly.
“Good luck,” she says. “Now go.”
― Robyn Mundell, Brainwalker

“Magic is always impossible.... It begins with the impossible and ends with the impossible and is impossible in between. That is why it's magic.”
― Kate DiCamillo, The Magician's Elephant

“Remember to be careful, she told them, and don’t worry about me. No matter what happens, I’ll be back.”
― Patricia Mather Parker, The Abode

“Fear! Angel answered. I am Angel. I fear nothing.”
― Patricia Mather Parker, The Abode

“She lay in darkness so thick she could feel its pressure all around her.”
― Patricia Mather Parker, The Abode

“Sillyhead, Sam said. Are you kidding! You’ve been raised by pirates. Remember!”
― Patricia Mather Parker, The Abode

“You bear the mark, young one. Watch and learn and you will know the truth about yourself.”
― Patricia Mather Parker, The Abode

“It’s called a hug, Pel said. People beyond the Mists, people who love each other, hug all the time. It’s like sharing thoughts, only with your arms.”
― Patricia Mather Parker, The Abode

“Sometimes what we don't want is actually what we need.”
― Nikolas Lee, The Iron-Jawed Boy

“Man, oh, man. He is one high-maintenance marsupial.”
― Sara Pascoe, Oswald the Almost Famous Opossum

“Perfect. A woman in heels and a suit hurrying to her car dropped three fat French fries, still warm.”
― Sara Pascoe, Oswald the Almost Famous Opossum

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened”
― Sara Pascoe, Oswald the Almost Famous Opossum

“Enough, gentlemen, enough! Show a New World marsupial a little respect”
― Sara Pascoe, Oswald the Almost Famous Opossum

“It’s your life”
― Sara Pascoe, Oswald the Almost Famous Opossum

“Oh, for goodness’ sake… Get over yourself.”
― Sara Pascoe, Oswald the Almost Famous Opossum

“It takes a well-adjusted animal to know when to ask for help”
― Sara Pascoe, Oswald the Almost Famous Opossum

“Love and peace, my human brother.”
― Sara Pascoe, Oswald the Almost Famous Opossum

“Sometimes, I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”
– Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

“She was working to remind herself of who she was. She was working to remember that somewhere in another place entirely she was known and loved.”
― Kate DiCamillo, The Magician's Elephant

“Attending to your own words and ideas as well as those of others is an admirable trait in any person, but a necessity in a leader.”
― Jennifer Frick-Ruppert, Spirit Quest

“Only worse thing than being cold, and too tired to defend yourself, is to be cold and alone. And I wouldn't ever wish that on nobody.”
― Steven J. Carroll, The Road to Jericho

“Doing something was better than doing nothing.
Without warning Lucas hit the emergency stop but-ton, and the elevator braked with an uncomfortable jolt. Then he mashed the OPEN DOOR button and punched the door itself. The front doors opened in between the second and first floors.
Lucas’s heart pumped in his chest. “I hear that baby in the parking lot crying.”
― Paul Aertker, Brainwashed

“You can always tell the heart of man by what he do, and by what he don't do...”
― Steven J. Carroll, The Road to Jericho