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21 " We can’t be spectators our whole lives, right? At some point we have to take a risk. Step into the action. "
― Matt de la Peña , Superman: Dawnbreaker
22 " The fact that everyone’s days were numbered, and it didn’t matter if you were in premier class or worked in housekeeping. Those were only costumes people wore. And once you stripped them away you saw the truth. This giant ocean and this dark pressing sky. We only have a few minutes, but the unexplainable world is constant and forever marching forward. "
― Matt de la Peña , The Living (The Living, #1)
23 " People always think there’s this huge hundred-foot-high barrier that separates doing good from doing bad. But there’s not. There’s nothing. There’s not even a little anthill. You just take one baby step in any direction and you’re already there. You’ve done something awful. And your life is changed forever. "
― Matt de la Peña , We Were Here
24 " So, he was breathing ice now? Great. He couldn’t even have dinner with friends without some random new power messing everything up. "
25 " My stain will never get fixed 'cause it's on the inside. And lasers can't reach there. "
― Matt de la Peña , I Will Save You
26 " Unfortunately, her mother and her tutors were more focused on what Diana referred to as the Dire Warnings: War. Torture. Genocide. Pollution. Bad Grammar. "
27 " When it comes to attractive females my policy has always been to nod first and ask questions later. "
― Matt de la Peña , My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories
28 " And a thought occurs to him: Maybe you can't really know anyone just by looking at their face. "
― Matt de la Peña , Milo Imagines the World
29 " There are two kinds of people in this world, young fella. Those who can sit in the loneliness of existence and those who turn away. "
― Matt de la Peña , The Hunted (The Living, #2)
30 " When you’re flying,” Bryan went on, “you look down at your city or your town, and you see how small everything looks. And you realize maybe your problems are small, too. And all the important people, like my dad—they’re small, too, you know? And it sort of puts everything into perspective.” Bryan looked at Clark with a pained smile. “Because the world is a really, really big place. And it existed for billions of years before we came along. And it may exist a billion more after we’re gone. And up there…you get that. "
31 " How overwhelming the world could seem when you were thrust into the guts of it. How little power you realized human beings actually had compared with the earth. "
32 " A snake charmer and a clown A treasure that never was A gift from the deity Itzamna: from 9.10.5.10.7 to 11.17.2.13.10 "
― Matt de la Peña , Curse of the Ancients (Infinity Ring #4)
33 " Shoeshine looked disappointed. “Don’t do that, young fella.” “Do what?” “Try and label everyone you meet.” The man coughed again. “It’s lazy. "
34 " Life, he realized, was a profoundly complicated thing. It was filled with awe and wonder and beauty, but it was also filled with heartbreak and loneliness. Maybe that was what made it so precious. You could never know what to expect next, or who might step into or out of your world. And the truth was that we were all navigating the mystery together. "
35 " I've come to believe that everything is of this earth. Including you and me. The most complex human invention already existed in the soil. We do not make up new things out of thin air; we simply find already existing elements, born of this earth, and place them in new combinations. Progress is merely organization and creativity.- Pacal "
36 " It was like a great big déjà vu moment. Last time he had sprinted at the pack and tackled the man holding the Ring. And it had been a mistake. But as Dak sat there, studying the scene, he realized something: He would always race to help Sera when she appeared to be in danger. He didn't care how many times it was a mistake. There was no way he would ever be able to just sit back and let something possibly happen to her. "
37 " Lana had a cocky grin. “You never get answers if you don’t ask questions. "
38 " How weird to think that people were born in different eras, with different adversities. A world war for one generation. Earthquakes and a deadly disease for the next. "
39 " That's what happened to my parents' barn? A dinosaur stepped on it?- Dak "
― Matt de la Peña , Eternity (Infinity Ring, #8)
40 " Excuse me? Does anyoone know where I can find a Mr. and Mrs. Froste? They told me to meet them here this afternoon. Apparently they want to discuss a job. Something that could 'really make history'. Their words.- Arin "