Maximum Ride Series (pt 1) by James Patterson

***The Angel Experiment***

“Life is a test. It’s all a test. Sometimes you have to get through it, and then later everything makes more sense.”

“Because what’s worse than knowing you want something, besides knowing you can never have it?”

“Every journey begins with one step.”

“You never know until you know.”

“Never fight fair—that’s not how you win. Use every dirty trick you can. Expect pain. Expect to get hurt. If you’re surprised by the pain, you just lost.” Fav

“Knowledge is a terrible burden. It’s a two-edged sword. It might help you, but it might put you in danger greater than anything you’ve faced so far.” Fav

  “A web of answers is out there. If you can find the portal.” Fav

***School's Out Forever***

“You are a fridge with wings. We’re freaking ballet dancers.”

“You have to respect your enemy. Never, ever underestimate them. The second you do, they’ll squash you. Be smart about them. Respect their abilities, even if they don’t respect yours.”

“You’re kidding, right? Please tell me you have a stronger motive for me than ‘fair is fair’. Life isn’t fair. Nothing is fair, ever. That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard.”

Maximum Ride Series (pt 2) by James Patterson

***Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports***

“Sometimes all you have is instinct, a gut feeling. It’s important to pay attention to them.”

“We all make choices. We all have to live with them.”

“Pain is merely a message, and you can ignore a message.”

***The Final Warning***

“I don’t forgive that easy. And I never, ever forget.”

“Sometimes when you’re at your most certain, that’s when everything you know is wrong.”

“Cruelty, thy name is woman!”

“Life, like that first burst of color at dawn, is fleeting.”

Maximum Ride Series (pt 3) by James Patterson

***Max***

“Do you want to know what’s the closest thing to feeling the most powerful you can feel? Flying alone at night. Risky. Nothing but you and the wind. Soaring way above everything, slicing through the air like a sword. Up and up until you feel like you could grab a star and hold it to your chest like a burning, spikey thing…”

“Pain fades. But being a nutcase seems to stick around. Guess who got the better deal here?”

“You have to want to be with someone, or it doesn’t work. You have to choose.”

“Your mind creates your reality. If you expect nothing, you open up the universe to give you options. If you expect the worst, you usually get it.”

***Fang's Blog***

“Maybe I’m missing something I never really had to begin with.” –11/17/05

“Pride is a hard thing to swallow.” –7/13/06

“Learning the weaknesses of your foes makes you stronger.” –10/19/06

“Be a freak! Oh, and be yourself.” –3/25/07