What are some short Bruce Coville quotes?

"Hey, Geekoid!" yelled Duncan Dougal, "Why do you read so much? Don't you know how to watch TV?" "Gadfangled girl things, always robbed me of my common sense." "Family isn't blood," she said bitterly, continuing to back away. "Family is who loves you, who takes care of you." - Bruce Coville

How many quotes did Bruce Coville wrote?

The author Bruce Coville wrote around 28 of quotes.

28 Bruce Coville Quotes on Censorship, Dark Whispers and Into the Land of the Unicorns

Q: What is the best Bruce Coville quote?

"Withholding information is the essence of tyranny. Control of the flow of information is the tool of the dictatorship." - Bruce Coville

Q: What are some Bruce Coville quotes?

"The real heroes are the librarians and teachers who at no small risk to themselves refuse to lie down and play dead for censors." "I am ignoring you. In fact, I think you are a figment of my imagination." "There's lots of kinds of chains. You can't see most of them, the one's that bind folks together. But people build them, link by link. Sometimes the links are weak, snap like this one did. That's another funny thing, now that I think of it. Sometimes when you mend a chain, the place where you fix it is strongest of all." - Bruce Coville

The Kid in the Plain Brown Wrapper If Jennifer Murdley hadn’t been forced to wear her brother’s underpants to school, the whole thing might never have happened. But when she walked into the laundry room on the morning of October 13th, she found her father pouring liquid detergent onto a load of clothes that included every pair of underwear she owned. “Dad!” she screamed. “Wait!” She was too late. The tub was filling, her underwear was soggy and soapy, and there was no chance of getting any of it dry before she had to leave for school. “Don’t worry,” said Mr. Murdley, holding up a stack of neatly folded underpants, “you can wear a pair of these!” “You have got to be kidding! Those belong to Skippy!” The conversation that followed wasn’t pretty. The bottom line had been that Jennifer was going to school, and she was going to wear underwear, even if it did belong to her brother.

Jennifer Murdley's Toad Quotes

my arms, around my legs, and suddenly the force field disappeared. I could move again! The only problem was, the instant I did, my clothes all fell off. The laser had sliced my shirt, my pants, my shoes and socks, even my underwear, into pieces—and had done it all without touching my skin. “Get me out of here!” I yelled. “Get me some clothes!” No answer. Did that mean there wasn’t anyone there? Just as well, I decided, since I didn’t have any clothes on. But how long were the aliens going to leave me here? Or was someone watching me even now—watching, but not speaking? That made sense, in a way. If the alien mission was to study earthlings, then probably they were doing that right now—especially since I was the only one they had. I decided if I was going to be the sample earthling, I was going to do my best not to act like an idiot. So I began to take deep breaths. I felt myself getting a little calmer. I mean, it wasn’t like no one had ever seen me naked before. I’ve been to the doctor. And next year I would be taking showers in gym class. Come to think of it, given my choice of getting stuck naked in front of a bunch of aliens, or in a seventh-grade gym class, I’d choose the aliens any day. At least they won’t flick your butt with a wet towel! Unfortunately, just as I was getting calm, my little chamber started to fill with gas. Was this a test, to see if I would panic? Were they going to knock me out and do some medical exams? Or were they going to kill me and dissect me? I held my breath until my lungs were

My Teacher Glows in the Dark Quotes

But, really, why does anyone create? You feel a...a restlessness inside, a need to make something new, something no one has ever seen before. You want to add to the beauty and the richness of the world with a gift, an offering that is uniquely yours. It's an act of selfishness and generosity, all rolled into one.

Creativity Quotes / The Last Hunt Quotes

Travel safe, travel well. May those who have gone before be always with you.

Dark Whispers Quotes Travel quotes Quotes

That sense of loss grew within the humans who had been left behind, left to live without unicorns. Even the ones who had never seen a unicorn, never heard of a unicorn, felt the passing of something sweet and wonderful. It was as if the air had surrendered a bit of its spice, the water a bit of its sparkle, the night a bit of its mystery.

Dark Whispers Quotes Loss of innocence Quotes Unicorns Quotes

That sense of loss grew within the hearts of the humans who had been left behind, left to live without unicorns. Even the ones who had never seen a unicorn, felt the passing of something sweet and wonderful. It was as if the air had surrendered a bit of its spice, the water a bit of its sparkle, the night a bit of its mystery.

Loss of innocence Quotes Unicorns Quotes

Odds of a worm migration coming this way—about a billion to one. Odds of Elspeth improving her behavior without help—about the same. Sleep well, young friends.

Aliens Stole My Body Quotes

I like fixing things," he said as he worked. "The world is always breaking, here and there, this way and that. Fix a bit of it, and I feel like I'm helping.

Fixing Quotes Helping Quotes Into the Land of the Unicorns Quotes

...You should make someone a wonderful husband." Even the tips of Jamie's ears were crimson now. But instead of retreating, he clenched his jaw and looked directly into her eyes. "I suppose I would," he said. "Are you interested?

Marriage Quotes / Flirtation Quotes Fortune's Journey Quotes Humor Quotes Lovers quarrels Quotes

Chains," said the Tinker, coming up behind her. "They bind us, whether we want them to or not. But a heart without chains would have nothing to hold it, might simply blow away.

Chains Quotes Heart Quotes Into the Land of the Unicorns Quotes

Funny thing about chains," he said. "They're everywhere, once you know how to look for them. I like chains. When Cara laughed at this, he shook his chest, causing the hundreds of golden links that hung there to sparkle in the firelight. "There's lots of kinds of chains," he continued. "You can't see most of them, the ones that bind folks together. But people build them, link by link, Sometimes the links are weak, snap like this one did. That's another funny thing, now that I think of it. Sometimes when you mend a chain, the place where you fix it is strongest of all." As he spoke, he held up the chain, which was whole again. Passing the amulet to Cara, he said, "Never was a chain that couldn't be broken. Sometimes it's even a good idea.

Chains Quotes Into the Land of the Unicorns Quotes

Hearts grow hard and weary. Pain spreads, and joy diminishes. Those who hated you hate you still, but those who loved you, or would have loved you, or wanted to love you but never had the chance, are being scraped hollow by a loss they don't understand. Come home. Please come home. We are withering without you.

Dark Whispers Quotes Pleading Quotes Returning home Quotes Unicorns Quotes Without You Quotes

Time becomes very weird. Sometimes it seems as if the hours are rushing by in a blur, the moment of performance hurtling toward me. Other times the clock seems to poke along like a sloth with chronic fatigue syndrome.

Still, the painful death of that unicorn had been satisfying to watch

Funny Quotes The Last Hunt Quotes

How in the world do you tellyour wife that her mother was born a unicon?

Funny Quotes

Sometimes when you mend a chain, the place where you fix it is strongest of all... Never was a chain that couldn't be broken. Sometimes its even a good idea.

Bonds Quotes Chains Quotes Into the Land of the Unicorns Quotes Relationships Quotes

Luster, bring me home.

Childrens Quotes Fantasy Quotes Into the Land of the Unicorns Quotes Unicorns Quotes

Lights and darks. And suddenly i was here, where everything seems strange. And I don't know why. Like the Fox and the Crow, I don't know the whole story yet. But that's a good reason to go on, don't you think?" "Go where?" said the Scarecrow. "Go forward," said the girl. "See something. Learn something. Figure it out. We won't ever get the whole thing, I bet, but we'll get something. And then we'll have something to tell when we're old about what happened to us when we were young." "Now?" said the Scarecrow. "Can you tell it now?" "After," said the girl. "We have to have the BEFORE first, and that's life" "And what's life?" said the scarecrow. "Moving," said the girl. "Moving on. Shall we move on? Will you come with me?

Fantasy Quotes Half-Human Quotes Mythical Quotes

Family isn't blood," she said bitterly, continuing to back away. "Family is who loves you, who takes care of you.

Family Quotes Family relationships Quotes Into the Land of the Unicorns Quotes

Gadfangled girl things, always robbed me of my common sense.

Humor Quotes Song of the Wanderer Quotes

All these guys picking on smart kids and calling them geeks and dweebs are going to grow up and want to know why they don't do something about the terrible state the world is in. I can tell you why. By the time they grow up, most of the kids who realy could have changed things are wrecked.

My Teacher Glows in the Dark Quotes

Nothing you love is lost. Not really. Things, people—they always go away, sooner or later. You can’t hold them, any more than you can hold moonlight. But if they’ve touched you, if they’re inside you, then they’re still yours. The only things you ever really have are the ones you hold inside your heart.

Jeremy Thatcher Quotes Dragon Hatcher Quotes

Hey, Geekoid!" yelled Duncan Dougal, "Why do you read so much? Don't you know how to watch TV?

Education Quotes Learning Quotes Reading Quotes / Dumb people Quotes Funny Quotes Humor Quotes Humour Quotes My Teacher is an Alien Quotes People who don t read Quotes

I don’t want Tiamat to go back,” said Jeremy sullenly. “I want her to stay here with me.”Miss Priest laughed. It was not a horrible laugh at all. “What a terrible idea!” she said. “Why do you want her to stay?”Because I love her. I don’t want to lose her.”Miss Priest reached out and took his chin in her hand. She looked into his eyes. “You silly boy,” she said. “Nothing you love is lost. Not really. Things, people—they always go away, sooner or later. You can’t hold them, any more than you can hold moonlight. But if they’ve touched you, if they’re inside you, then they’re still yours. The only things you ever really have are the ones you hold inside your heart.

Courage Quotes Love Quotes / Jeremy Thatcher Quotes Dragon Hatcher Quotes

There's lots of kinds of chains. You can't see most of them, the one's that bind folks together. But people build them, link by link. Sometimes the links are weak, snap like this one did. That's another funny thing, now that I think of it. Sometimes when you mend a chain, the place where you fix it is strongest of all.

Into the Land of the Unicorns Quotes

I am ignoring you. In fact, I think you are a figment of my imagination.

Dark Whispers Quotes

The real heroes are the librarians and teachers who at no small risk to themselves refuse to lie down and play dead for censors.

Censorship Quotes Heroes Quotes Librarians Quotes Teachers Quotes

Withholding information is the essence of tyranny. Control of the flow of information is the tool of the dictatorship.

Censorship Quotes Control Quotes Dictatorship Quotes Information Quotes Tyranny Quotes

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