51 Quotes by Matthew Dicks

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    He was thinking that his friends might stop calling him Tommy the 'Tard for not being able to read if he could show them that he knew how to whittle a stick with his Swiss Army knife. That's the kind of things kids do. Try to cover up their problems with things like Swiss Army knives.

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    I thought she would be happy that Max's dad agreed to go to the doctor, but she still looks sad. Max's dad looks sad, too. Neither one of them looks at the other. Not once. It is like there are a hundred dinning room tables between them instead of just one. I feel sad for them, too. If they had just watched television, this would never have happened.

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    It's like Max's dad has pressed the Pause button on the remote control. The argument is paused. But it is not over. Max is the only boy I have ever seen who makes toy soldiers retreat or surrender.Every other boy makes them die instead.

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    There are two types of teachers in the world: there are those who play school and teachers that teach school

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    Facts about Jesus that I told Kimberly to annoy her1. Jesus was Jewish2. Jesus was a socialist3. Jesus was a refugee4. Jesus was anti-death penalty5. Jesus was anti-school prayer (Matthew 6:5)6. Jesus was opposed to the accumulation of wealth7. Jesus was silent on the issues of homosexuality and gay marriage8. Jesus was a brown-skinned Middle Easterner who wore sandals to the dinner table9. Jesus was a friend to prostitutes

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    Dandy," Martin replied, once again pleased with his response. A girl can make a guy feel good, great, and even fabulous, but how often does a lady hear that her man is feeling dandy?Not often, he guessed.

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    L'homme qui ne croit pas en Dieu prie dans les moments de désespoir exactement comme l'homme qui se noie tente de respirer sous l'eau. Parfois, tout ce qu'il nous reste, c'est l'impossible.

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