Libba Bray Quotes - Page 11

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• You evah hear of a magic screw?' I cough back a laugh. 'No. No, sir.

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  Laughing, Magic, Screws

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• Think: who has vans, huh? Soccer moms and serial killers.

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  Soccer, Mom, Thinking

  Libba Bray (2009). “Going Bovine”, p.197, Delacorte Books for Young Readers

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• Oh, hello," Dr. M says, shaking Balder's hand. "Wonderful costume. I'm a bit of a role player myself on the weekends. Tell me, where did you get the helmet?" It was forged in the North, blessed by the hands of Odin, given to me by my mother, Frigg," Balder answers. Lovely. I got mine on the Internet.

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  Mother, Blessed, Weekend

  "Going Bovine". Book by Libba Bray (p. 318), 2009.

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• Look, I know this seems a little half-assed...' 'No, dude. I'd be thrilled if this plan were half-assed. This is, like, no-assed.' 'You're right. It's the most no-assed thing I've ever done in my life.

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  Done, Half, Littles

  Libba Bray (2009). “Going Bovine”, p.134, Delacorte Books for Young Readers

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• There are no wrong decisions ― only different ones.

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  Decision, Different, Wrong Decision

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• All the small, simple, conscious acts of living a sudden defense against the dying we do every day.

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  Simple, Dying, Defense

  Libba Bray (2010). “A Great and Terrible Beauty”, p.245, Simon and Schuster

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• Beggin' your pardon, miss, but I was told you be the one to help me cross on to the next world." "Who told you this?" His eyes widen. "A fearsome creature with a head full of snakes!" "You musn't fear her," I say, taking the man's hand and leading his toward the river. "She's as tame as a pussycat. She'd probably lick your hand given the chance." "Didn't seem harmless," he whispers, shuddering. "Yes, well, things are not always as they appear, sir, and we must learn to judge for ourselves.

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  Eye, Men, Hands

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• They have money and position and Ann has none.It's amazing how often you can be right as long as you have those two things working in your favor.

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  Two, Long, Favors

  Libba Bray (2015). “The Gemma Doyle Trilogy”, p.65, Delacorte Press

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• I am for hockey. I find I should like to hit something with a stick. -Gemma Doyle Trilogy

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  Hockey, Sticks, Should

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• Reality is a state of mind. To the banker, the money in his ledger book is all very real, though he doesn't actually see it or touch it. But to the Brahma, it simply doesn't exist the way the air and the earth, pain and loss do. To him, the banker's reality is folly. To the banker, the Brahma's ideas are as inconsequential as dust.

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  Pain, Real, Book

  Libba Bray (2015). “The Gemma Doyle Trilogy”, p.217, Delacorte Press

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• Goodbye," I whisper at last, when it no longer matters and there is no one to hear it but the window.

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  Goodbye, Matter, Lasts

  Libba Bray (2015). “The Gemma Doyle Trilogy”, p.1166, Delacorte Press

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• Gonzo narrows his eyes. 'How often do you clean that thing?' 'Every night,' the waitress answers. Her smile is strained. 'That's it? Do you know how long it takes for Listeria to grow under those hot lamps, even with ice?' Here we go. 'It can happen in just five hours. Five hours and you've got the salad bar of death!' The waitress looks confused. 'From Listerine?

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  Confused, Eye, Night

  Libba Bray (2009). “Going Bovine”, p.140, Delacorte Books for Young Readers

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• No, I call. Come back. I'm here, he says. But I can't see. It's too bright. You can't hold back the light, Gemma. I'm here. Trust me.

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  Light, Trust Me, I Can

  Libba Bray (2010). “The Sweet Far Thing”, p.536, Simon and Schuster

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• Everything is randomly connected.

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  Connected

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• The dull pain of truth weights my soul, pulling it under. I am left hopelessly awake.

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  Pain, Soul, Weight

  Libba Bray (2010). “The Sweet Far Thing”, p.515, Simon and Schuster

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• There was something about the island that made the girls forget who they had been. All those rules and shalt nots. They were no longer waiting for some arbitrary grade. They were no longer performing. Waiting. Hoping. They were becoming. They were.

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  Girl, Islands, Waiting

  Libba Bray (2011). “Beauty Queens”, p.207, Scholastic Inc.

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• In a world beyond this one, that river goes on singing sweetly, enchanting us with what we want to hear, shaping what we need to see in order to keep going. In those waters, all disappointments are forgotten, our mistakes forgiven. Gazing into them, we see a strong father. A loving mother. Warm rooms where we are sheltered, adored, wanted. And the uncertainty of our futures is nothing more than the fog of breath on a windowpane.

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  Mother, Strong, Disappointment

  Libba Bray (2015). “The Gemma Doyle Trilogy”, p.337, Delacorte Press

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• My platform's called Don't Even Think About It. I go to schools and I say, 'Whatever bad thing it is you're thinking of doing, don't even think about it. 'Cause I can see into your soul, and I will hide in your closet and come for you in the night, and the last sound you ever hear will be my sharp teeth popping through the flesh of my gums, ready to eat you.' Their eyes get all big. It's awesome. I love little kids, man. They're the cutest

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  Eye, School, Kids

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• You want to know what pain is? Try running out of Advil when you've got a Category Five period. I've had cramps that would make grown men beg for a bullet between the eyes." - Jennifer, "Beauty Queens

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  Running, Queens, Pain

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• You are unique, and this is a beautiful, beautiful thing, grasshopper.

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  Beautiful, Unique, Grasshoppers

  Libba Bray (2003). “A Great and Terrible Beauty”, p.416, Delacorte Books for Young Readers

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• - 'Music opens your soul, makes you ready.' - 'Ready for what?' - He smiles big. 'Exactly.

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  Soul, Bigs, Ready

  Libba Bray (2009). “Going Bovine”, p.157, Delacorte Books for Young Readers

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• Taylor clapped three times for attention. "Ladies! Ladies! My stars! That's enough. Now. We all know Miss Arkansas's girls are fake, Miss Ohio's easier than making cereal, and Miss Montana's dress is something my blind meemaw would wear to bingo night." - "Beauty Queens

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  Girl, Stars, Queens

  Libba Bray (2011). “Beauty Queens”, p.113, Scholastic Inc.

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• Ahem. Dear Jesus," Taylor intoned more fervently. "We just want to thank you for gettin' us here safe ---" There was a loud, gurgling groan. Somebody shouted, "Oh my gosh! Miss Delaware just died!" "--- for gettin some of us here safe," Taylor continued. "And we pray that, as we are fine, upstandin', law-abidin' girls who represent the best of the best, you will protect us from harm and keep us safe until we are rescued and can tell our story to People magazine. Amen." - "Beauty Queens

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  Girl, Jesus, Queens

  Libba Bray (2011). “Beauty Queens”, p.13, Scholastic Inc.

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• I'll try to communicate, Taylor said. She spoke slowly and deliberately. Hello! We need help. Is your village close? My village is Denver. And I think it's a long way from here. I'm Nicole Ade. Miss Colorado. We have a Colorado where we're from too! Tiara said. She swiveled her hips, spread her arms wide, then brought her hands together prayer-style and bowed. Kipa aloha. Nicole stared. I speak English. I'm American. Also, did you learn those moves from Barbie's Hawaiian Vacation DVD? Ohmigosh, yes! Do your people have that, too?

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  Prayer, Moving, Thinking

  Libba Bray (2011). “Beauty Queens”, p.20, Scholastic Inc.

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• The rules of magic, my dear, are best not discusses. For once we understand the illusion, we no longer believe it.

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  Believe, Magic, Illusion

  Libba Bray (2010). “The Sweet Far Thing”, p.213, Simon and Schuster

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