Maggot Moon
Sally Gardner
Top 10 Best Quotes
“You see, the what ifs are as boundless as the stars.”
“It had struck me that the world was full of holes, holes which you could fall into, never to be seen again. I couldn't understand the difference between disappearance and death. Both seemed the same to me, both left holes. Holes in your heart holes in your life.”
“I collect words--they are sweets in the mouth of sound.”
“Doubt is a great worm in a crispy, red apple.”
“There are train-track thinkers, then there's you, Standish, a breeze in the park of imagination.”
“He says nothing but I know he is listening. Words are the only medicine I have. ‘You make sense of a world that is senseless. You gave me space boots so that I could walk on other planets. Without you, I’m lost. There’s no left, no right. No tomorrow, only miles of yesterdays. It doesn’t matter what happens now because I’ve found you. That’s why I’m here. Because of you. You who I love. My best friend. My brother.”
“He coughs. Not a good sound. Too deep, too full of coffins. Why is mankind so fucking cruel? Why?”
“It's the fricking reality that destroys plans.”
“In another country where the buildings don't stop rising until they pinthe clouds to the sky.”
“Stay calm. Don't go getting moon mad. Moon sad. Moon morons.”
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Book Keywords:
what-if, vanishing, vocabulary, visual, reality, words, friendship, death, planning, plans, wondering, project-management, picturesque-description, sound, new-ideas, sadness
