“A thousand times today I've started to open my mouth, started to squeak out, "Can you tell me...? But then I'd look into the front seat, at my mother's silent shaking, my father's grim profile, the mournful bags under his eyes, and all the questions I might ask seemed abusive. Assault and battery, a question mark used like a club. My parents are old and fragile. I'd have to heartless to want to hurt them.” WantLooksMightEyeTodayUsedMotherAsksFatherFearParentHurtFrontsThousandMouthsMarkSilentClubsHis EyesSeatsBagsFragileAssaultShakingGrimProfileHeartlessBatteriesAbusiveQuestion MarkProtectiveness Book:Double Identity Source: Double Identity
“I don't know what you two are up to," Hobart said. "But you be careful now, you hear? Don't do anything I wouldn't do." "Well now, that doesn't restrict us very much, does it?" Mark teased back.” KnowsWellsDoeSaidTwoMarkCarefulBe Careful Author:Margaret Haddix
“And Nedley started saying,'Shut Up!Quit that! And i knew it really meant something to him. So I asked for his help,"Mark said. "Don't tell the story like that," Nedley laughed. "What he said was 'Quit pretendin you're a bad guy I need your help, and I need it now!” NeedsSaidHelpingStoriesGuyMarkQuittingLaughedShut UpBad Guys Book:Among the Brave Source: Among the Brave
“...it’d be like looking for a needle in a burning haystack.' 'Oh, I’ve done that,' Mark said airily. 'It’s a game we used to play, after we got rid of all our livestock and didn’t need our hay no more. You throw a match into the haystack, give the fire a three-second head start, and begin looking. You can find the needle every time if you work quick” IfsNeedsGivingSaidDonePlayUsedThreeGamesFireMarkBurningNeedlesHayLivestockHead Start Book:Among the Brave Source: Among the Brave
