459 Quotes by Ransom Riggs

They worried that fantasies were somehow inoculating me against more practical realities.

She moved to pinch me again but I blocked her hand. I'm no expert on girls, but when one tries to pinch you four times, I'm pretty sure that's flirting.

Have they built cities on the moon?" another boy asked hopefully."We left some garbage and a flag there in the sixties, but thats about it.

That was our friendship: equal parts irritation and cooperation.

What would Golan Do? That way I can ask myself before I do anything. Before I take a dump. How would Dr. Golan want me to take this dump? Should I bank it off the side or go straight down the middle? What would be the most psychologically beneficial dump I could take?

You Sure this is it?" I said. "It looks empty.""Empty? No way, there's loads of shit in there," worm replied

..he had trampled her poor, pining heart, and the wound was still raw, even these many years later.

My mother leaned toward me and in a tense whisper asked if I needed a drink of water, which was Mom-speak for keep it together, people are staring.

Oh for heaven's sake, you provincial boob, I can speak better English than you can.