The only normal thing about Robert Smith is his name. Everything else about the guy is off.
Regular Guy by Sarah Weeks
Quote of the Day – Regular Guy
Tag: reading quotes
Quote of the Day – Odd and the Frost Giants
There was a boy called Odd, and there was nothing strange or unusual about that, not in that time or place. Odd meant the tip of a blade, and it was a lucky name.
Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman
Quote of the Day – Liar & Spy
Everyone in my class, even Bob English Who Draws is paying attention today, because this is the first day of “How We Taste,” also known as The Science Unit of Destiny.
Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead
Quote of the Day – Howl’s Moving Castle
Sophie of course knew the hat trade quite well already. Since she was a tiny child she had run in and out of the big workshed across the yard where the hats were damped and molded on blocks, and flowers and fruit and other trimmings were made from wax and silk.
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Quote of the Day – The Fish in Room 11
Toby would have loved living in a hotel—had he been allowed to slide down the banisters, sleep in a different bed every night, and hang around in the kitchen waiting to lick out the cake bowl. But of course he wasn’t allowed to do any of those things.
The Fish in Room 11 by Heather Dyer
Quote of the Day – The Best at It
I look around the room. Boys, boys, boys everywhere. Boys with perfect smiles. Boys with hair gelled up into flawless little spikes. Boys waving headshots in each other’s faces. None of them looks anywhere near as nervous as I feel.
The Best at It by Maulik Pancholy
Quote of the Day – Feathers
Ms. Johnson said the only way you can deposit a word in your bank is by committing it to memory. I hadn’t deposited surreal. I guess I must have spent it somewhere.
Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson
Quote of the Day – Beyond the Laughing Sky
He was, however, extraordinary, and that tended to scare townsfolk, who were hooked on the Ordinary with a capital O, and preferred their day-to-day served without any Extra.
Beyond the Laughing Sky by Michelle Cuevas
Quote of the Day – The Evil Wizard Smallbone
Nick was not in the habit of thinking twice. It felt too good to say what was on his mind, even when it got him in trouble.
The Evil Wizard Smallbone by Delia Sherman
Quote of the Day – Liar & Spy
Once, Mom came home from work and discovered that he had turned all the books around so that the bindings were against the wall and the pages faced out. He said it was calming not to have all those words floating around and “creating static.” Mom made him turn them back. She said it was too hard to find a book when she couldn’t read the titles.
Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead
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