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Page numbers in parentheses are for the rereleased editions.
- “I did not recognize it. I have only heard it once, and that was in school, and I wasn’t paying attention.” ~ Ax, Book #4 pg. 131 (133)
- Warning: Spoilers for rerelease from this point to the next section.
- “Here it is. School. Or, as I like to think of it—purgatory.” ~ Cassie, Book #8 pg. 46
- “That’s the nature of school: It never really ends.” ~ Marco, Book #10 pg. 33
- “School, nuthouse, what’s the difference when you get right down to it? Dumb rules and bad food in both places.” ~ Marco, Book #17 pg. 30
- “You saved my life. Don’t undo it by killing me with algebra.” ~ Marco, MM#2 pg. 66
- “What I have here is a makeup paper cubed. It’s a makeup paper for the makeup paper I was supposed to do for my first makeup paper.” ~ Marco, Book #28 pg. 76
- “If you’re going to listen to your CD player in math class with an earphone hidden under your hair, you have to remember not to start singing along.” ~ Rachel, Book #2 pg. 46
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- “Killing because it’s the only way you can eat, because that’s the way nature designed you, that’s one thing. Killing because you want power or control is evil.” ~ Rachel, Book #3 pg. 101
- “I’m a predator who kills for food. And I’m also a human being who...who grieves, over death.” ~ Tobias, Book #3 pg. 153
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- “I guess sometimes even good people do bad things. I mean, that’s what war is all about, isn’t it?” ~ Loren, AC pg. 297
- “Every human—Jake, Rachel, Marco, Cassie, all humans—kind of lives on that edge between savage and saint. And the thing is that sometimes when you get pushed you do have to push back. And other times, you have to turn the other cheek.” ~ Tobias, Book #23 pg. 119
- “Sometimes even the good guys do bad things. Doesn’t mean there’s no difference between good and evil.” ~ Jake, Book #31 pg. 115
- “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.” ~ Ax, Book #38 pg. 84
- “Doesn’t it always come down to each one of us, all alone, asking ourselves: Am I right in doing whatever it takes for the greater good? And, do I trust myself enough to know I won’t become evil in the process? It always comes down to something that personal.” ~ Jake, Book #46 pg. 26
- “The fact that you know you’ll be dragged in the gutter doesn’t mean you don’t try like hell to stay out of it. You don’t get a lot of straight-up good or evil choices. You get shades of gray.” ~ Jake, Book #53 pg. 97
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- Warning: Spoilers for rerelease from this point to the next section.
- “I have a natural talent for spending money. What can I say? It’s my burden to bear.” ~ Rachel, Book #12 pg. 53
- “Cassie, buying a postcard at the zoo is not shopping. Say it with me now. Postcard. Zoo. Not. Shopping.” ~ Rachel, Book #44 pg. 138
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- “Rachel may look like Little Miss Teen Model or whatever, but she thinks she’s Storm from the X-Men.” ~ Jake, Book #1 pg. 4
- “Not Fantastic Four. I’m thinking more an X-Men kind of thing. It’s not about being identical, it’s just about having some style. Right now, if anyone saw us, they wouldn’t think ‘Oh, cool, superheroes,’ they’d think ‘Man, those people do not know how to dress.’” ~ Marco, Book #2 pg. 114
- “Yes, but I really, really want it to be a comic book. See, in a comic book the heroes don’t get killed. I mean, okay, they killed Spiderman that time, but it was only temporary.” ~ Marco, Book #2 pg. 114
- (Rerelease Version: “Yes, but I really, really want it to be a comic book. See, in a comic book the heroes don’t get killed. I mean, okay, they get killed, but usually not the big ones, or it's only temporary.” ~ Marco, Book #2 pg. 114)
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- “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
- “Now you’re worried. You’re thinking, Earth is being invaded by evil slugs from outer space and all we have on our side is a bunch of kids?” ~ Cassie, Book #14 pg. 4
- “We like to keep busy. It’s either rescue entire races or play Nintendo.” ~ Marco, Book #15 pg. 17
- “I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. We have got to do something about these funky morphing outfits. We are a disgrace to superheroes. Can you imagine us ever being in a comic book alongside Spider-Man? We’d look like the Clampetts.” ~ Marco, MM#2 pg. 5
- “Marco, you do realize that Spider-Man isn’t real, right? And even if he was, I don’t know what fabric that outfit of his is made from. Never bags at the knees or elbows. I mean, come on.” ~ Rachel, MM#2 pg. 5
- “The X-Men have nothing on us, do they?” ~ Tobias, Book #49 pg. 12
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