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<Books 7-9>
Page numbers in parentheses are for the rereleased editions.
- “With one twitch of my trunk I can make you a shish kebab. Now are you going to listen to me?” ~ Rachel, Book #7 pg. 11
- “In through The Gap, out through the multiplex. Are these Yeerks on top of popular American culture, or what?” ~ Marco, Book #7 pg. 22
- “You know, Ax, they’re your minutes now, too. I mean, we are all here together on good old Earth where we only have one type of minute.” ~ Marco, Book #7 pg. 57 (58)
- “Oh, humans smell. It’s not a bad smell. Sort of like an animal we have back on my planet called a flaar.” ~ Ax, Book #7 pg. 61 (64)
- “In all the universe, no greater beauty. In a thousand, thousand worlds, no greater art than this.” ~ Ellimist, Book #7 pg. 73 (75)
- “They’re everyone’s miles. You’re on Earth, Ax. We all have the same miles.” ~ Marco, Book #7 pg. 111 (112)
- “Events are intertwined in ways we cannot always see, Cassie. Sometimes small things can make huge differences.” ~ Ms. Paloma, history teacher, Book #7 pg. 134
- Warning: Spoilers for rerelease from this point until the next section.
- “The first thing an Andalite may notice about humans is that they walk around on only two legs. It is very strange to see so many creatures balancing that way. But, despite this, they seldom fall over.” ~ Ax, Book #8 pg. 10
- “Salt! Salt! And grease! Greee-suh!” ~ Ax, Book #8 pg. 21
- “Taste is the sense that can drive an Andalite mad! Especially if it involves cinnamon buns or chocolate.” ~ Ax, Book #8 pg. 26
- “Chocolate? Chock? Chock-lit?” ~ Ax, Book #8 pg. 26
- “From the water that gave birth to us. From the grass that feeds us. For the freedom that unites us. We rise to the stars. Freedom is my only cause. Duty to the people, my only guide. Obedience to my prince, my only glory. The destruction of my enemies, my most solemn vow. I, Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill, Andalite warrior-cadet, offer my life.” ~ Ax, Book #8 pg. 33
- “Here it is. School. Or, as I like to think of it—purgatory.” ~ Cassie, Book #8 pg. 46
- “Books are an amazing human invention. They allow instant access to information simply by turning pieces of paper. They are much faster to use than computers. Surprisingly, humans invented books before computers. They do many things backward.” ~ Ax, Book #8 pg. 67
- “Where are we going? Ing? Ing-ahng-ing. That is a very satisfying sound.” ~ Ax, Book #8 pg. 63
- “I’d love to tell you how it works, but it’s the very height of human technology, so it’s secret. Primitive races could get hold of Big Wheels, and then who knows what might happen?” ~ Marco, Book #8 pg. 64
- “Humans have very odd tastes. They think their music is beautiful. They are wrong. It is awful. All of it. And they completely ignore their greatest accomplishments: the cinnamon bun, the Snickers bar, the hot pepper, and the refreshing beverage called vinegar.” ~ Ax, Book #8 pg. 81
- “Rachel, he looks like he’s going to the country club to play polo. I knew we shouldn’t let you pick the clothes. He’s like a bully magnet. Even I want to beat him up.” ~ Marco, Book #8 pg. 19
- “‘You can’t always get what you want. But if you try sometimes, you just might find, you get what you need.’ A famous human named Rolling Stones said that. I thought it was very wise, for a human.” ~ Ax, Book #8 pg. 130
- “‘Give me liberty or give me death.’ A human named Patrick Henry said that. I wonder if the Yeerks knew before they came to conquer Earth that humans said things like that. I wonder if the Yeerks knew what they were getting into.” ~ Ax, Book #8 pg. 151
- “You don’t stop hoping just because it doesn’t always work out. You get more careful. You get wiser, maybe. But you keep hoping.” ~ Cassie, Book #8 pg. 154
- “Freedom. Different bodies, different species, maybe. But who cares? We agree on what matters.” ~ Tobias, Book #8 pg. 155
- “Sometimes even the craziest things happen to be true.” ~ Cassie, Book #9 pg. 2
- “Batman could beat Spiderman? You expect me to take that seriously? Are you insane? I thought I knew you, Jake, but you’re obviously an idiot. No offense. Spiderman would annihilate Batman.” ~ Marco, Book #9 pg. 20
- “Yikes! Everytime I see you, you’re taller. Stop it. Stop growing.” ~ Marco, Book #9 pg. 22
- “Don’t worry. I don’t look down on you for being short, Marco. I look down on you just for being you.” ~ Rachel, Book #9 pg. 22
- “Ax...I mean, Phillip.... You know how I mentioned you can’t eat cigarette butts or dryer lint? Add engine oil to the list.” ~ Jake, Book #9 pg. 60
- “Let’s see, I’m behind in my homework. My dad thinks I’ve joined a gang because I’m never around. I don’t sleep much because every time I try I’m suddenly a termite again and I wake up screaming. I never get to just sit around and watch TV. And, in my spare time, I have to help figure out how we’re going to keep the Yeerks from turning some guy named Farrand into a Controller so they can wipe out the forest and hunt down the Bird-boy and the universe’s only almanac-reading Andalite. I mean, I knew the middle-school years would be tough, but this is a little much.” ~ Marco, Book #9 pg. 117
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