Basically, I have two speeds.... Hostile or smart-aleck. Your choice.

I don't believe in lecturing people. It's much more effective to present reading as a fun, rewarding pastime.

Yes. I owed my life, Angel's life, and my mother's life to a mutant's ability to create industrial-strength snot.

I took a bite of cookie and chewed. “Hmmm,” I said, trying not to spit crumbs. “Clear vanilla notes, too-sweet chocolate chips, distinct flavor of brown sugar. A decent cookie, not spectacular. Still, a good-hearted cookie, not pretentious.” I turned to Fang. “What say you?” “It’s fine.” Some people just don’t have what it takes to appreciate a cookie.

What test?" Asked Nudge. "Max, you're incorruptible." "Only by power." I said. "You haven't tried chocolate yet.

Reading is not work, not a chore, not a drudgery; reading is the most joyful thing, yet, in the world.

I was always a good student, but I didn't read that much until I was 18 and I was working my way through college.