Quotes of D.J. MacHale

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“There are two types of people in this world. People who hate clowns...and clowns. (Bobby Pendragon)” ― D. J. MacHale, The Quillan Games
“Now it was just the three of us: the leader, the warrior, and the kid about to wet his pants. Guess who I was.” ― D.J. MacHale
“Hobey-Ho, let's go.” ― D.J. MacHale
“I'm the terrorist, do what I say or I'll terrorize you.” ― D.J. MacHale, Raven Rise
“I'm sorry I hurt your hand...with my face."-Bobby Pendragon” ― D.J. MacHale
“Whenever you look back and say "if" you know you're in trouble. There is no such thing as "if". The only thing that matters is what really happened.” ― D.J. MacHale, The Merchant of Death
“This was like no library I had ever seen because, well, there were no books. Actually, I take that back. There was one book, but it was the lobby of the building, encased in a heavy glass box like a museum exhibit. I figured this was a book that was here to remind people of the past and the way things used to be. As I walked over to it, I wondered what would be one book chosen to take this place of honor. Was it a dictionary? A Bible? Maybe the complete works of Shakespeare or some famous poet. "Green Eggs and Ham?" Gunny said with surprise. "What kind of doctor writes about green eggs and ham?""Dr. Seuss," I answered with a big smile on my face. "It's my favorite book of all time."Patrick joined us and said, "We took a vote. It was pretty much everybody's favorite. Landslide victory. I'm partial to Horton Hears A Who, but this is okay too."The people of Third Earth still had a sense of humor.” ― D.J. MacHale, The Never War
“At least I thought it was a wall. It sure felt like one. It was hard. It was flat. It stretched out on either side of me. You know... wall.” ― D.J. MacHale, The Quillan Games
“Spader and I were nearly killed. Three times. We were also robbed and witnessed a gruesome murder. Happy birthday to me!” ― D.J. MacHale, The Never War
“You can't have pride without humility. Aggression without tolerance. Strength without compassion. Power without restraint.” ― D.J. MacHale
“I went to the four levers. None of them were marked. There was only one way to figure out which one was the right one. I had to call upon all my Traveler experience and special powers to figure it out. It's called...Eenie, meenie, miney...mo!"-Bobby Pendragon” ― D.J. MacHale
“Because this is the way things are meant to be.(Press Tilton)” ― D.J. MacHale
“Before I can face the future, I must first deal with the past.” ― D.J. MacHale, The Soldiers of Halla
“I hate clowns. I've mentioned that, right?” ― D.J. MacHale
“I met Pendragon when I made the journey to the far desert. He is from the tribe known as...as..." Loor was scrambling. Bokka didn't know about the Travelers. I had to bail her out.Yankees," I said. "The Yankees tribe." Hey, what can I say? It was the first thing that came to mind. "It's a strong tribe," I added. "Respected by all...except for our mortal enemies, the Sox tribe. They hate us. Especially the Red ones. Cannibals. Nasty characters.” ― D.J. MacHale, The Rivers of Zadaa
“What exactly is a french before it's fried?” ― D.J. MacHale
“Nights were the worst. I'd try to get some sleep, only to be thrown out of bed and dragged out into the compound for another game of "Let's whack Bobby in the dark!" - Bobby Pendragon, RoZ” ― D.J. MacHale, The Rivers of Zadaa
“Mark: When did you learn to drive?Courtney: About three seconds ago.” ― D.J. MacHale
“Aja gave Loor an up and down once-over. She then said, "Is Loor a man's name or a woman's name?"Ouch.Loor answered, "It is the name of a legendary hero on Zadaa. A woman."Really?" Aja said. "What did she do that was so heroic?"She killed her enemies and ate them.” ― D.J. MacHale, The Reality Bug
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D.J. MacHale

D.J. MacHale is a writer, director, executive producer and creator of several popular television series and movies.He was raised in Greenwich, CT and graduated from Greenwich High School. While in school, he had several jobs including collecting eggs at a pou…

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