30 Quotes by Cassie Beasley

Sometimes," she said in a measured voice, "people would rather give you money than other, harder things.""Like what?""Like their time, Don't go asking for money when what you want is something more valuable, Blue.

Tumble tilted her head and crossed her eyes and decided that the humongous old place wasn't ugly. Just different. And she liked different.

....Blue frowned at the scene before them. Someone was behind an azalea bush, pointing the beam of a flashlight up at a dark figure on the roof of the house. Something like confetti was drifting through the air as the figure spun in circles and waved its arms." What is this place?""It's the Okra Lane Home for Seniors ""Somebody's twirling around on the roof.""Yes." Granny Eve sighed. "That's your great-grand-mother.

No fighting while your living with me.""I'm not stupid," said Blue"I'm not worried about your brains, honey, I'm worried about your health. We don't go asking for more trouble in this family.

Your normal," he said weakly.Tumble pistoned his hand up and down. "I prefer," she said, "to think of myself as potentially extraordinary.

Granny Eve had kindly not told the nurse that the UFO in question was a tiddlywink.

Then she pointed her spoon at Tumble and Blue. "I'm in if Ida's in," she said. "But if my gerbils get hurt, I'll make sure every animal in the Okefenokee knows I don't like you.

[I]t was a ridiculous, amazing thing to do, and once in a while, it's good to be ridiculous and amazing.

The alligator carved onto the column nearest him seemed to be smiling through its crooked teeth.Normal doesn't belong, it reminded Blue. Not in this place.