I love this book! Cathy Malkasian's Percy Gloom swirls with echoes of cartoon landscapes from the past and present. You can almost hear Percy Gloom's meek, docile little voice. Her writing is so full of wit and charm that we, like the title character, walk dutifully to the edge and fall in. And like Percy, we are rewarded equally with night terrors and secret treasures.
Jeff SmithI prefer the Chinese method of eating.... You can do anything at the table except arm wrestle.
Jeff SmithSmiley Bone: You can't feel safe unless there's something to be safe against! Phoney Bone: Exactly! People like to be victims! There's a certain unassailable moral superiority about it.
Jeff SmithFeasting is also closely related to memory. We eat certain things in a particular way in order to remember who we are. Why else would you eat grits in Madison, New Jersey?
Jeff SmithCONTROL MYSELF?!! I'm a MONSTER! Monsters don't control themselves! That's the whole IDEA!
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