The trick to having obedient, unquestioning children was to have death be the other option
James PattersonAn unbearable smug look came over his usually impassive face."Uh-huh. You just keep telling youself that. You looove me." I took a swing at him, but he jumped back nimbly, and all I did was jar my left arm, making it hurt. He laughed at me, then pointed at the woods ouside the window."Pick a tree. I'll go carve our initials in it.
James PattersonGlaring at the Gasman, ter Borcht said, โYour time is coming to an end, you pathetic failure of an experiment. Vhat you say now is how you vill be remembered.โ Gazzyโs blue eyes flashed. โThen you can remember me telling you to kiss my-โ โEnough!โ ter Borcht said.
James PattersonWalking over to Iggy, he poked him with his shoe. "Does anysing on you vork properly?" Iggy rubbed his forehead with one hand. "Well, I have a highly developed sense of irony." Ter Borcht tsked. "You are a liability to your group. I assume you alvays hold onto someone's shirt, yes? Following dem closely?" "Only when I'm trying to steal their dessert," Iggy said truthfully.
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