Do you know how hard it is to gather seventy thousand people? Especially people who are confused and scared that they might be eaten by hungry dinosaurs?

D. J. MacHale

Categorized in : People Confused Dinosaurs

There are no simple answers in life. There is a good and bad in everyone and everything. No decision is made without consequence. No road is taken that doesn't lead to another. What's important is that those roads always be kept open, for there's no telling what wonder they might lead to.

taken decision simple

Defeat is most devastating at the moment of victory" Saint Dane by D. J. MacHale

Defeat is most devastating at the moment of victory" Saint Dane

defeat victory saint

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.

trouble matter looks

There are two types of people in this world. People who hate clow... by D. J. MacHale

There are two types of people in this world. People who hate clowns...and clowns. (Bobby Pendragon)

hate two people

Even at the end of the road, read the first sentence, there is a road. Even at the end of the road, a new road stretches out, endless and open, a road that may lead anywhere. To him who will find it, there is always a road.

ends may firsts

You want to kill me, don't you? And here I thought you and your friends were so righteous. You are just as capable of evil as anyone. Perhaps more so. Yet you believe your brand of evil is justified, so long as it serves your own misguided purposes." --Saint Dane

evil long believe

I saw the horrible way that people could treat each other. That may be the saddest thing of all. I saw greed and anger and murder and a total lack of concern for human life. It was a wicked side of the human soul that I saw... and it saddened me to know that such a dark place existed.

greed dark people

To write, you need to find what you love. by D. J. MacHale

To write, you need to find what you love.

what-you-love writing needs

You can't have pride without humility. Aggression without tolerance. Strength without compassion. Power without restraint.

pride compassion humility

I've made mistakes. More than my share. Hopefully, I've learned from them, but can't guarentee anything. There's only one thing I can promise. I'm taking this to the end." -Bobby Pendragon

ive-learned mistake promise

Mine would be, "We will stand together, he and I. One in victory, one in shame. Only then can I truly own the power of Halla. How sweet the moment of revelation will be, when he learns that he handed it to me." -SD the Pilgrims of Rayne

victory together sweet

What exactly is a french before it's fried? by D. J. MacHale

What exactly is a french before it's fried?

pendragon exactly-is

Riggedy riggedy white Come and spend the night We'll play some games Some wild some tame Cause if you will, you might. By, Laberge

games play night

It is much more fun to write about villains then heroes. The villains are the ones that think out the scheme, and the heroes just kind of come along for the ride.

hero writing fun

Before I can face the future, I must first deal with the past. by D. J. MacHale

Before I can face the future, I must first deal with the past.

faces past firsts

I felt as if I learned a few things. I learned that it's sometimes okay to think like a weenie, so long as you don't act like one—at least not all the time. I learned that it's okay to be wrong, as long as you can admit it and are willing to listen to those who may know better.

may long thinking

In my few short years I learned that seeing what's positive about a situation is a lot more fun and gets you a lot further than looking for what might be wrong with it.

fun might years

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

levers four special

My feelings for you run very deep." - Loor Not deep enought, I gu... by D. J. MacHale

My feelings for you run very deep." - Loor Not deep enought, I guess." - Bobby (The Rivers of Zadaa)

feelings rivers running

I guess this means that our conflict is finally over. Perhaps we should celebrate." – Saint Dane Perhaps you should bite me." Bobby

conflict saint mean