Margaret Peterson Haddix Quotes

Maybe everyone is just waiting for someone else to save them.

I want to Live! Not Die, Not Hide, LIVE!

And Nedley started saying,'Shut Up!Quit that! And i knew it really meant something to him. So I asked for his help,"Mark said. "Don't tell the story like that," Nedley laughed. "What he said was 'Quit pretendin you're a bad guy I need your help, and I need it now!

I snorted "oh, beauty. What's that good for?"
Mary stared, her eyes round.

"It won you the prince, did it not?"

I snorted again, I prefer to think that he was captivated by my charming personality." I giggled to let Mary know I was trying to make fun of myself.

It’s like I’d been walking a tightrope with a big safety net underneath me, but I never really thought about the net until someone took it away. And then every single step scared me to death.

But Mother, I don't want to go. It's just that...I have to. I can't spend the rest of my life hiding in the attic.
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I don't want to be a burden[...]I want to do something with my life. Figure out ways to help other third kids. Make - make a difference in the world.

Most people couldn't be rich if they wanted to be honest; most people couldn't be honest if they wanted to be rich.