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21 " It’s a Glock. You squeeze that part, things come out of that part. Very fast. "
― Steven Gould , Exo (Jumper, #4)
22 " Did they scalp you? "
― Steven Gould , Reflex (Jumper, #2)
23 " I want a chance to be Space Girl, too. "
24 " You keep saying that. I’m not sure it means what you think it means. "
25 " always targets the innocent. "
― Steven Gould , Jumpers (Jumper #1-2.5)
26 " I couldn’t stop then. Between the sobs I kept saying, over and over again, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry.” “Shhhh. It’s okay to cry. It’s okay.” And she rocked me and rocked me. But while she was saying it was okay, I could hear my Dad’s voice, Crybaby, crybaby. Stop feeling sorry for yourself. I’ll give you something to cry about. And I couldn’t help saying, “I’m sorry.” Still, the tears and sobs went on and on. "
27 " The first thing I want to make clear is that this violence, this terrorism, is not cultural. It isn’t integral either to Arab or Muslim culture. I’ve done too many briefings for senators and congressmen who think that all ‘towelheads’ carry a pistol and a grenade. If you can’t see beyond this stereotype, then we might as well stop now. "
28 " How many things have transmitters built into them? "
29 " La mayoría de mis compras de muebles fueron estanterías. La mayoría de mis otras compras fueron libros. "
― Steven Gould , Jumper (Jumper, #1)
30 " Lo siento, abuelo, no llegué a decirte adiós. Hubiese preferido decirte hola. "
31 " tonsure—and wearing a dark blue "
32 " (Most important thing to know about space-sickness bags? Keep them within reach at all times.) "
33 " I'd let her sell it to Dad. They tended not to contradict each other so if one of them had already said "yes" it usually meant "yes." If one of them said "no", ditto--which was why I'd asked Mom first. "
― Steven Gould , Impulse (Jumper, #3)
34 " Look, I tried to get a paper route instead, but the newspapers keep burning up on reentry. "
35 " You’re not responsible for the evil others do,” Dad said. "
36 " Money doesn’t solve all problems, I thought. It just makes new ones. "
37 " Mom told me that. When someone is acting inappropriately, don’t normalize it. Make it clear to everyone that you are not okay with the behavior. "
38 " Oh? Where?” “Africa.” Davy winced. Second largest continent. Over a billion people. Fifty-six countries. You could overlay all of the U.S., China, India, and Europe on Africa’s landmass. "
39 " There’s nothing like a good cup of tea. "
40 " Operant conditioning. A reflexive response. "
