Middle Grade Reads Quotes & Sayings

The horses came to an abrupt halt, jolting the children so that they were torn from their seats and flung together like trapped trout. — Jessica Lawson

If only life were a book, and I could choose precisely what part I played. — Jessica Lawson

Wherever you go, wherever you stay - there is eternity. — Kristian Goldmund Aumann

You and your horse. His strength and beauty. Your knowledge and patience and determination and understanding and love. That's what fuses the two of you onto this marvelous partnership that makes you wonder, "What can heaven offer any better then what I have here on earth?". — Monica Dickens

Research indicates that the longest-living people in the world were distinguishable by their pessimistic outlooks. — Paul Pearsall

That's it, Skyco. That is the way to be a hunter. Never be in a hurry, never rush things. Wait until the prey is within your grasp, then strike swiftly and strike hard. Don't miss or it may be a long time before another opportunity appears. — Jennifer Frick-Ruppert

Next to the day when I was almost shot by that arrow, the worst day of my life was when I was almost eaten. — Jennifer Frick-Ruppert

Attending to your own words and ideas as well as those of others is an admirable trait in any person, but a necessity in a leader. — Jennifer Frick-Ruppert

In my mind, the sexiest thing in the world is the feeling that you're wanted. — Mindy Kaling

The idea of a film staying in theaters for a year is something of a fantasy today. — Henry Thomas

Terrorism exploded after the Camp David talks broke down in 2000 because the Palestinians' leader at the time, Yasser Arafat, supported it. — Elliott Abrams

Dogs see the bigger picture - everything as a whole, not broken pieces of glass that need fixing. - Madison — Pam Torres

To claim that theft or adultery or lying are "evil" simply reflects our degraded idea of good- - that it has something to do with respect for property, respectability, and sincerity. — Simone Weil

I am, therefore there is a God. — Moses Mendelssohn

The 2015 edition updates the 2013 edition with more than 40 pages of new content. — D.K. Segraves

When one falls we all fall. — Patrick Ness

Something snatched onto Crickets' left leg, and it was rapidly pulling her into the depths away from the wharf. Air-bubbles restricted her view in the pre-stirred water, as she kicked furiously against the high strength of her unknown assailant. Being from Louisiana, Cricket's first instinct told her she was going down to a certain-death by Alligator! — Darwun St. James