Anne M Binhack

“In the back of the room, the crazy old man coughed. “You kids are weird!” he declared cheerfully.”
― Sarwat Chadda, The Dragon's Eye

“I figure little Miss Torific has lost her mind—until I see the motorcycles. “Oh no you don’t! Not those! No way!” “You had no problem stealing a quarter-million-dollar Bentley,” Frieden challenges.”
― Gordon Korman, Masterminds: Payback

“No one ever says ‘No’ to Charles Walker!” “I believe I just did,” said Katherine Barlow.”
― Louis Sachar, Holes

“The Quimbys looked at her in astonishment. “But who paid for them?” demanded Mr. Quimby. “A lonely gentleman who left a little while ago,” answered the waitress. “He must have been the man who sat across the aisle,” said Mrs. Quimby. “But why would he pay for our dinners? We never saw him before in our lives.” The waitress smiled. “Because he said you are such a nice family, and because he misses his children and grandchildren.” She dashed off with her pot of coffee, leaving the Quimbys in surprised, even shocked, silence. A nice family? After the way they had behaved on a rainy Sunday. “A mysterious stranger just like in a book,” said Beezus. “I never thought I’d meet one.” “Poor lonely man,” said Mrs. Quimby at last,”
― Beverly Cleary, Ramona Quimby, Age 8