01UndatedMax, if you survive your final test, can you steal me one of those magic outfits for me?" I'll try to get one for each of us. Hey! 'If'?James Patterson / quote ↗
02UndatedI want to do it too!" (sitting motionless)Nudge: "Nope, you stand out like a fart in a church."Max: (muttering) "Appropriately enough."Iggy: "What about me?" (stands still)Max: "No, you're visible."Iggy: "Am not!"Max: (throws a pinecone at him) "Could I do that if I wouldn't see you?James Patterson / quote ↗
03UndatedI didn't know a van could go up on two wheels like that, for so long." -NudgeJames Patterson / quote ↗
04UndatedAnd you're blind?"Uh-huh," Iggy said, trying to sound bored.Were you born that way?"No."How did you become blind, uh, Jeff, is it?"Yeah, Jeff. Well, I looked directly at the sun, you know, the way they always tell you not to. If only I had listened.James Patterson / quote ↗
05UndatedYou mean other than the wings? I once ate nine snicker bars in a row without barfing. It was a record.James Patterson / quote ↗
06UndatedSo the first thing we're gonna do," I told him, "is push you off the roof.James Patterson / quote ↗
07UndatedSome kids get called 'bundles of joy' or 'slices of heaven' or 'dreams come true.' We got 'the fifty-fourth generation of DNA experiments.' Doesn't have the same warm and fuzzy feel. But maybe I'm oversensitive.James Patterson / quote ↗
08UndatedI'm a girl of extremes. When I love something, I'm like a puppy dog (without all the licking). When I'm cranky, I'm a wasp (like a whole hive of 'em). And when I'm angry, I'm a Mother Bear with a predator after her cubs: Dangerous.James Patterson / quote ↗
09UndatedWho, last time I'd checked, was still on our official archenemy list. (Yes, we have to keep a list. It's kind of sad.)James Patterson / quote ↗
10UndatedAnd Flock Rule Number Two is, Don't argue with Max or you'll live to regret it." I spun and stomped out to the clearing, turning back for one last jab at Dylan. "And by the way, you clearly DON'T know me better than Fang does. Do you see Fang arguing with me? No, you do not."Fang rolled his eyes.James Patterson / quote ↗
11UndatedI stood my ground. "You evil scientist are all the same--evil. Count me out."Fang and I brushed past Mr. God and walked quickly but smoothly to the exit. It was barely noon, and I'd already made a huge enemy.Dang, I'm good.James Patterson / quote ↗
12UndatedListen, street punk. You're a guy, and you're a couple inches taller, and maybe forty pounds heavier, and ooh, you're in a gang. But I've survived ten years of Catholic school, and I will cut you off at your knees without a blink. Do you understand?James Patterson / quote ↗
13UndatedMarty, my mother used to say "Never get greedy with God." I think what she meant was "Don't dare ask for more if you already have what you need."James Patterson / quote ↗
14UndatedMax." Fang let go of my hand. "Right now, it's really all about—us." He swooped down to the right in a big semicircle, ending facing me. Slowly we climbed upward, until we were almost vertical, flying straight up to the sun. While carefully synchronizing our wings—they almost touched—Fang leaned in, gently put one hand behind my neck, and kissed me. It was just about as close to heaven as I'll ever get, I guess. I closed my eyes, lost in the feeling of flying and kissing and being with the one person in the world I completely,utterly trusted. When we finally broke apart, we looked down at the others, who were way far below us now. Angel was shading her eyes, looking up at us with a big smile. She was sitting on a dolphin's back, and I hoped soon someone would explain to the dolphin that he shouldn't let Angel take advantage of his good nature. Still looking up at us, Angel gave us a big thumbs-up. "She approves," Fang said with a hint of amusement."Jeez," I wondered aloud. "Is that a good thing or a bad thing?James Patterson / quote ↗
16UndatedThe funny thing about facing imminent death is that it really snaps everything else into perspective.James Patterson / quote ↗
17UndatedYes, Max, you are going to die. Just like everybody else.Thank you, Confucious.James Patterson / quote ↗
18UndatedHe could totally be your boyfriend," [Angel] went on with annoying persistance. "You guys could get married. I could be like a junior bridesmaid. Total could be your flower dog.""I'm only a kid!" I shrieked. "I can't get married!""You could in New HampsJames Patterson / quote ↗
21UndatedIt's funny how different people are. If I'd been this kid and someone was snarling "Ordering a pizza?" at me, without even thinking, I would have snarled back "Yeah. You want pepperoni?"-Maximum RideJames Patterson / quote ↗
22UndatedIf you're ever feeling a lack of middle-aged white men, just pop into the Capitol. Not so much the House of Representatives, which has a bit more color and texture, but the Senate -- jeez. Yes, let's have more testosterone running the country.Maximum Ride, School's Out--ForeverJames Patterson / quote ↗
23UndatedI'm way hot," he muttered. "But I don't feel sick. Just — way hot."FangJames Patterson / quote ↗
