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Page numbers in parentheses are for the rereleased editions.
About Ax
- “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)
- “They’re everyone’s miles. You’re on Earth, Ax. We all have the same miles.” ~ Marco, Book #7 pg. 111 (112)
- Warning: Spoilers for rerelease from this point until the By Ax section.
- “Ax? I don’t need a science lecture. Visser Three is looking at me like I’m his beef jerky, so if you have a plan, just do it!” ~ Marco, MM#1 pg. 181
- “We’re gonna die, you alien lunatic!” ~ Marco, MM#1 pg. 197
- “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.” ~ Book #8 pg. 19
- “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
- “Somehow you are grinding my nerves, Ax. And that’s supposed to be Marco’s job.” ~ Rachel, Book #14 pg. 121
- “Forget music and art. Ax would trade a Cinnabon for the Mona Lisa, straight across.” ~ Marco, Book #15 pg.7
- “You know, they really are your hours now, too. This is Earth. You’re stuck here. Go ahead and set your watch to local time.” ~ Marco, Book #18 pg. 15
- “You know, Ax, there’s just the two of us now. We could probably drop the whole ‘prince’ thing. You could just call me ‘The Jake formerly known as Prince.’” ~ Jake, Book #18 pg. 147
- “Ax, I really think you can just deal with the fact that they aren’t our minutes. They are everyone’s minutes.” ~ Marco, Book #25 pg. 28
- “Ax has no faith in our human ability to do simple things like count. With good reason.” ~ Book #30 pg. 41
- “They’re not my minutes, you alien nitwit, they’re everyone’s minutes!” ~ Marco, Book #30 pg. 136
- “We’ll need a human morph that won’t give us away. It ain’t gonna be Ax. He attracts too many girls. And of course I can’t go. Same reason.” ~ Marco, Book #43 pg. 45
- “Ax-man. Cardboard isn’t one of the major food groups, remember?” ~ Marco, Book #44 pg. 139
By Ax
- “I did not recognize it. I have only heard it once, and that was in school, and I wasn’t paying attention.” ~ Book #4 pg. 131 (133)
- “The higher the danger, the higher the honor.” ~ Book #5 pg. 20
- “Oh, humans smell. It’s not a bad smell. Sort of like an animal we have back on my planet called a flaar.” ~ Book #7 pg. 61 (64)
- Warning: Spoilers for rerelease beyond this point.
- “Marco, why are you screaming? It hurts my head.” ~ MM#1 pg. 196
- “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.” ~ Book #8 pg. 10
- “Salt! Salt! And grease! Greee-suh!” ~ Book #8 pg. 21
- “Taste is the sense that can drive an Andalite mad! Especially if it involves cinnamon buns or chocolate.” ~ Book #8 pg. 26
- “Chocolate? Chock? Chock-lit?” ~ 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.” ~ Book #8 pg. 33
- “Where are we going? Ing? Ing-ahng-ing. That is a very satisfying sound.” ~ Book #8 pg. 63
- “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.” ~ Book #8 pg. 67
- “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.” ~ Book #8 pg. 81
- “‘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.” ~ 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.” ~ Book #8 pg. 151
- “Yes. It’s definitely one of those two choices.” ~ Book #11 pg. 79
- “My brother Elfangor once told me, ‘It’s a leader’s job to be lucky.’ Sometimes, success is just luck.” ~ Book #11 pg. 162
- “Horses are quadrupeds. Much more sensible than walking around perched on two rickety legs like humans do. Rickety. Rick-kuh-tee. Is that a funny word?” ~ Book #14 pg. 74
- “Money. Ah, yes. Mon-nee. I always forget about humans and their money.” ~ Book #14 pg. 75
- “Is wood tasty? Is it good to eat?” ~ Book #14 pg. 77
- “Radar. Is that the human tool that bounces radio beams off objects? I don’t mean to offend, but any Andalite child could build a radar-cloak from the pieces of his toys.” ~ Book #14 pg. 121
- “I find the ‘z’ sound especially enjoyable. It tickles the mouthparts. Many sounds are amusing.” ~ Book #18 pg. 5
- “Humor is more common among humans than among Andalites. I think they have to resort to humor. It helps them deal with the embarrassment of being so wobbly on their two ridiculous legs.” ~ Book #18 pg. 8
- “Humans are always lost in time. They are constantly certain that ‘it’ is later or earlier than they thought. I have never known a human to say, ‘Oh, look, it’s exactly what time I thought it was.’” ~ Book #18 pg. 10
- “Did you know that humans invented books before computers? Because of this they believe computers to be superior, despite the very obvious fact that it takes one of their computers as much as thirty seconds to ‘load’ a page, while a book page can be accessed with zero effective delay.” ~ Book #18 pg. 37
- “Humans may be technologically primitive, but they have created buttered popcorn, the Snickers bar, chili, and cigarette butts. (Although humans themselves become very upset by the idea of eating cigarette butts.) And let us not forget: Humans, for all their faults, have created the cinnamon bun.” ~ Book #18 pg.37
- “Humans may be technologically primitive, not to mention physically weak, what with tottering around on two spindly legs. But if you’re in a situation that requires instant adaptability to change, you should always have a couple of humans along with you.” ~ MM#2 pg. 70
- “You put your wars on television for people to watch? Humans!” ~ Book #21 pg. 59
- “That is a highly unacceptable number of maybes.” ~ Book #21 pg. 141
- “The shorter shows that are displayed between longer shows. These Messages. They are often my favorites. ‘Zestfully clean! Zestfully clean! You’re not fully clean unless you’re Zestfully clean!’ So much information condensed into so brief a format. So much emotional intensity.” ~ Book #28 pg. 16
- “It is an impossible situation, of course. But it has been impossible from the start. And we are not dead yet.” ~ Book #28 pg. 17
- “Garbage is an important human product.” ~ Book #28 pg. 22
- “Planning ahead is not a great human virtue.” ~ Book #28 pg. 28
- “It is sometimes the case that humans do not make logical sense.” ~ Book #28 pg. 50
- “I would like to make it home in time to watch The Brady Bunch. It is a story. About a lovely lady. Who was bringing up three very lovely girls.” ~ Book #28 pg. 89
- “Why are we here? That is the question.” ~ MM#3 pg. 50
- “From the rising of the sun to the setting to its rising again, we replace what is hard to endure with what is sweet to remember, and find peace.” ~ Book #33 pg. 38
- “Let us agree, then, that all civilized species must share a hatred of war.” ~ Book #34 pg. 138
- “Sometimes the simplest solutions are the most effective.” ~ Book #38 pg. 51
- “In reality life seldom comes in simple shades of black and white. The choices in the real world, the choices we most often face, are all in shades of gray.” ~ Book #38 pg. 84
- “If the price of freedom is the loss of an entire sentient species, then perhaps the price is too high.” ~ Book #38 pg. 121
- “These are my people. Anyone who believes in freedom, anyone who resists tyranny, anyone who pursues peace is ‘my people.’ Andalite, Hork-Bajir, or human.” ~ Book #38 pg. 127
- “The cookies formed by two thin, round, black discs with a layer of adhesive white substance between them are the finest accomplishment of your species!” ~ MM#4 pg. 95
- “Perhaps fourteen fingers are four too many.” ~ Book #43 pg. 44
- “The coast appears to be clear. Why do humans refer to the ‘coast’ when talking about a precarious situation?” ~ Book #43 pg. 66
- “Orr-ee-oohh!” ~ Book #45 pg. 58
- “Do not attempt to fly a ship undergoing maintenance. Something is bound to go wrong.” ~ Book #45 pg. 109
- “War is irrational. Though it is sometimes necessary.” ~ Book #46 pg. 23
- “‘Home’ meant more to me than just my scoop and the surrounding landscape. Home meant my fellow warriors. All of them.” ~ Book #46 pg. 117
- “Historically, humans are among the least tolerant species in the galaxy, set apart by the prevalence of violence and oppression.” ~ Book #47 pg. 46
- “You do not know me, but I am a juvenile delinquent. I do not trust authority figures, I probably will not graduate from high school, and statistics say my present rowdiness and vandalism will likely lead to more serious crimes. I am a dangerous fellow, and I am causing mayhem in this store.” ~ Book #49 pg. 111
- “A lawyer seems to be an odd type of human. Intelligent but in a way that is not terribly useful. At least to my Andalite sensibilities. All they seem to use their intellect for is argument. Not philosophical contemplation or artistic pursuit.” ~ Book #52 pg. 33
- “What would Elfangor do?” ~ Book #52 pg. 78
- “It is the willingness to take orders from your superiors and then to obey them that keeps an army from becoming a mob.” ~ Book #52 pg. 109
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