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101 " The head of the Massa,” I said, “is my mom. "
― Peter Lerangis , Lost in Babylon (Seven Wonders, #2)
102 " And stay away from bushes." "Why?" "Dude, this is South Africa home of the cobras. And I don't mean the hot ones like Ian. "
― Peter Lerangis
103 " She is the daughter of a jackal and a weasel, and she deserves to be spanked with a broom!"--Manolo "
― Peter Lerangis , The Legend of the Rift (Seven Wonders, #5)
104 " I don’t mind,” I said. “My mom was a really good athlete. She liked to go on these exotic trips with her geologist friends. Dad didn’t like going so much. He’d stay home with me. That was before he had all these long business trips. Anyway, Mom spent months preparing for some hike in Antarctica. She was so excited. Dad and I were following her trek in the cold, through this awesome video feed, when a snowstorm hit . . . It was really bad. We could hear yelling. Then the yelling got drowned out by the wind. Dad says I started screaming, like I knew what was about to happen. The screen turned totally white . . . and then nothing . . . "
105 " As she ran off, Aly and Cass sank to the ground, exhaling with relief. I looked back the way we’d come. I could see through the gate and down a long, sloped path to the city plaza. Marco was nowhere in sight. "
106 " We have reports of a small stink bomb near the Euphrates that nuked all wildlife within a hundred-yard radius. "
107 " I sat in my room, glumly putting on a pair of khaki pants and a button-down KI-logo shirt. "
― Peter Lerangis , The Colossus Rises (Seven Wonders, #1)
108 " @$%^&!” I screamed, which means I can’t tell you the actual words. "
109 " DREAM "
110 " weightless. "
― Peter Lerangis , The Tomb of Shadows (Seven Wonders, #3)
111 " ninjas on steroids, "
112 " EEEEEEEEEEE! "
113 " I DO NOT hear them, but I know they are near. The creatures. The men. They hunt me through the rocks and jungle trees. I must move, but I cannot. I fear my ankle is broken. If I stay, they will flush me out of this hiding place. When they are through with Father, they will come for me. I pray they spare him. It is I whom they seek. "
― Peter Lerangis , The Select (Seven Wonders, #0.5)
114 " a follower tells, but a leader shows. "
115 " Normal is the enemy of interesting. "
116 " And die here at age fourteen? "
117 " What is that instrument?” Aly asked the head guard. When he returned a blank stare, she pantomimed playing the instrument. “A zither?” “Santur,” he said. "
118 " Luckily, she allowed us to retrieve the antidote from our carry-on.""That's kindness," Amy said."I made them agree to give me all their cash," Nellie explained."That's bribery," Natalie grumbled. "
― Peter Lerangis , The Sword Thief (The 39 Clues, #3)
119 " The way Dad’s face changes. The darkness. The words. The news that tells me what has just happened in a place at the bottom of the world. What does “crevasse” mean? I am shouting now. Screaming. WHAT DOES “CREVASSE” MEAN? I wanted it to go away. Every part of me, every nerve in my brain, was trying to dull the image, to shove it away, make it disappear. "
120 " Rich doesn’t guarantee smart. "