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Even a tiny bit of deceit is dishonorable when it's used for selfish or cowardly reasons.
- Mr. Penderwick

Skye." "Lima-Oscar-Victor-Echo

She didn't like being stuck indoors because of a bully.

Holy bananas, said Skye.

It's not right to shoot someone because they're not intelligent.

A whole extra bed without a sister to go along with it!

This is what made a book great, she thought, that you could read it over and over and never get tired of it.

Parents almost always want what's best for their children. They just don't always know what that is.

This is truly a sad comedown for a man and a Geiger. Please say you'll talk some sense into him.

No, you stupid idiot, there's nothing wrong with you. You're perfect.

While in her heart Batty knew that Ginevra was a nice person, she sometimes couldn't help wondering if nice people could also be show-offs.

Tommy was nowhere in sight, and though she waited for a few minutes, he didn't reappear.

She sat down again. "Oh, Dominic, love has no measure." "What?" "I mean, yes, please kiss me.

She had to defend the people she loved the best.

If there could be anything worse than having a parent die, it would be having a parent who never bothered to meet you.

What rhymes with smile?" "Bile, as in Your smile makes me want to throw up.

The cuter the boy, the mushier your brain.

It was all a cottage is supposed to be, small and snug, with a front porch, pink climbing roses, and lots of trees for shade.

Ladies and dogs," said Jeffrey, "we are about to perform 'Fanfare for the Uncommon Seal.' " "With apologies to Aaron Copland,

Endings are sad, aren't they?"
"Yes.

Donit kill her now, just when we've gone to all that trouble to rescue her, said Jeffrey.

Skye, no one except you believes in the possibility of Batty blowing up.

He'll come," said Rosalind. "He's got to.

Her father had been forced to cancel her clarinet lessons after the neighbors complained about the practicing.

Snooty high heels.

The moonlight had turned the gardens into a fairyland, magnificent and mysterious.

And depression settled over the kitchen like a wet fog.

Woof," he said sadly. "Poor Hound," said Batty. "Poor Hound, indeed." Mr. Penderwick was not sympathetic. "Even he should know not to eat towels.

Not everyone is fodder for books,' said Rosalind.

revealing Jane in all her blood-soaked glory,

People sometimes make unexpected choices when they're lonely

Maybe I can drown him in the lily pond.

Aunt Claire, may I ask you a question?" "Ask away, young Jedi.

Jane circled the mansion, passing door after door, all too la-di-da for comfort.

He was the least scary adult present, besides being English and therefore fascinating.