132 Quotes by Barry Lyga

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    You’re not smart enough to be afraid of me.

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    Teens had the world’s best built-in poker face: a hormone-fueled, constant glare of bored contempt.

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    Like a serial killer, the house blended in. It suited its place and its place suited it.

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    Disappointment is part of parenthood, Jasper. The trick is learnin’ to love your kids even when they disappoint you.

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    I just have an allergic reaction to lung cancer. Gives me tumors.

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    Yes, pain meant life. But life did not mean pain.

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    At least he took the rest of the food I brought him. A growing boy fighting his insane father to the death has to keep the calorie count up there. Fighting to the death is sweaty work.

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    Nice is the white bread of the English language adjective breadbox. It’s tasteless, bland, and forgettable.

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