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“I guess I always felt even if the world came to an end, McDonald's would still be open.”
― Life As We Knew It
― Life As We Knew It
“I never really thought about how when I look at the moon, it's the same moon as Shakespeare and Marie Antoinette and George Washington and Cleopatra looked at.”
― Life As We Knew It
― Life As We Knew It
“I wonder if I'll ever have to decide which is worse, life as we're living or no life at all.”
― Life As We Knew It
― Life As We Knew It
“If God wanted a world filled with saints, He never would have created adolescence.”
― The Dead and the Gone
― The Dead and the Gone
“We may not have a future, but you can't deny we have a past.”
― Life As We Knew It
― Life As We Knew It
“What about desserts?" I asked. "If the world comes to an end, I'm going to want cookies.”
― Life As We Knew It
― Life As We Knew It
“Maybe I'm wrong," Mom said. "Maybe the world really is coming to an end."
"Should I try Fox News?" I asked.
Mom shuddered. "We're not that desperate," she said.”
― Life As We Knew It
"Should I try Fox News?" I asked.
Mom shuddered. "We're not that desperate," she said.”
― Life As We Knew It
“But she's wrong about hell. You don't have to wait until you're dead to get there.”
― Life As We Knew It
― Life As We Knew It
“What about desserts?" I asked. "If the world comes to an end, I'm going to want cookies."
"We're all going to want cookies if the world comes to an end," Mrs. Nesbitt agreed. "And chips and pretzels. If the world is coming to an end, why should I care about my blood pressure?"
"Okay, we'll die fat," Mom said.”
― Life As We Knew It
"We're all going to want cookies if the world comes to an end," Mrs. Nesbitt agreed. "And chips and pretzels. If the world is coming to an end, why should I care about my blood pressure?"
"Okay, we'll die fat," Mom said.”
― Life As We Knew It
“The only way you can be the best at something is to be the best you can be.”
― Life As We Knew It
― Life As We Knew It
“Here's the funny thing about the world coming to an end. Once it gets going, it doesn't seem to stop.”
― Life As We Knew It
― Life As We Knew It
“I have no privacy. But I feel so alone.”
― Life As We Knew It
― Life As We Knew It
“I hate the moon. I hate tides and earthquakes and volcanoes. I hate a world where things that have absolutely nothing to do with me can destroy my life and the lives of people I love.”
― Life As We Knew It
― Life As We Knew It
“I feel myself shriveling along with my world, getting smaller and harder. I'm turning into a rock, and in some ways that's good, because rocks last forever.
But if this is how I'm going to last forever, then I don't want to.”
― Life As We Knew It
But if this is how I'm going to last forever, then I don't want to.”
― Life As We Knew It
“Mom, is the world coming to an end?" Jonny asked, picking up the plate of cookies and ramming one into his mouth.
"No, it isn'T," Mom said, folding her lawn chair and carrying it to the front of the house. "And yes, you do have to go to school tomorrow.”
― Life As We Knew It
"No, it isn'T," Mom said, folding her lawn chair and carrying it to the front of the house. "And yes, you do have to go to school tomorrow.”
― Life As We Knew It
“Even the rats are drowning,' Alex said.
Nah,' Kevin said. 'They've been taking swimming lessons at the Y.”
― The Dead and the Gone
Nah,' Kevin said. 'They've been taking swimming lessons at the Y.”
― The Dead and the Gone
“It wouldn't be New Year's without a resolution. I've resolved to take a moment every day for the rest of my life to appreciate what I have.”
― Life As We Knew It
― Life As We Knew It
“He taught me to trust in tomorrow.”
― This World We Live In
― This World We Live In
“They say asteroids hit the moon pretty often, which is how the moon gets its crater, but this one is going to be the biggest asteroid ever to hit it and on a clear night you should be able to see the impact when it happens, maybe even with the naked eye but certainly with binoculars. They made it sound pretty dramatic, but I still don't think it's worth three homework assignments.”
― Life As We Knew It
― Life As We Knew It
“But it's our curse and our blessing to remember the past and to know there's a future.
—Charlie”
― This World We Live In
—Charlie”
― This World We Live In
“About 10 minutes ago, we all woke up because of this strange roaring sound. We all raced toward the sound, which turned out to be the washing machine going back on.
Who knew the rinse cycle could be so scary?”
― Life As We Knew It
Who knew the rinse cycle could be so scary?”
― Life As We Knew It
“Back in the time when life was easy, the Internet would have told me what I needed to know. The great thing about the Internet was it didn't care why you were asking.”
― This World We Live In
― This World We Live In
“Just in case the world ends tomorrow," she said. "We might as well enjoy today.”
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“Librarians! Librarians always know how to find out things. That was their job even before the Internet.”
― This World We Live In
― This World We Live In
“Life's sloppy...You think you know how tomorrow's going to be, you've made your plans, everything is set in place, and then the unimaginable happens. Life catches you by surprise. It always does. But there's good mixed in with the bad. It's there. You just have to recognize it.”
― This World We Live In
― This World We Live In
“What's the point of God making us human if He doesn't want us to act like we're human?'
'To see if we can rise above our natures,'Megan said.”
― Life As We Knew It
'To see if we can rise above our natures,'Megan said.”
― Life As We Knew It
“He walked out of the office to find Kevin Daley standing there. 'I like your style,' Kevin said.
Thank you,' Alex said. 'I like it, too.”
― The Dead and the Gone
Thank you,' Alex said. 'I like it, too.”
― The Dead and the Gone
“I wonder if I cry whether my tears would be gray.”
― Life As We Knew It
― Life As We Knew It
“This morning the electricity came on for a few minutes, and when it did, Jonny said, "Hey, it's a black-on."
This is what passes for humor around here.”
― Life As We Knew It
This is what passes for humor around here.”
― Life As We Knew It
“Great, the worlds coming to an end and we're fixing it with Band-Aids”
― Life As We Knew It
― Life As We Knew It