“When they separated, the freckleless spot between Pete's eyes was bright red. Before anything else could be said or done, May grabbed her bike and hopped on. She waited until she was six houses down to turn and see if he was still standing in the driveway watching her. He was. She stopped for just a moment, and they caught each other's eyes. Then he slowly started walking backward toward the house. May couldn't see that well, considering that her eyes were still a little blurry and he was far away, but it looked like he was smiling.” IfsWellsMayLittlesSaidStillsDoneMomentsEyeTurnsHouseWalkingSixRedStandingCaughtSpotsFar AwayConsideringHer EyesBikeDrivewayBlurry Author:Maureen Johnson
“We heard her come halfway up the stairs, where she must have seen the bedroom light on. Again, the normal parent reaction would have been to say something like, "You had better come out this moment or I am releasing the tiger!" But Debbie was not a normal parent, so we heard her gigle and creep away, saying, "Shhh! Rachel! Come with Mommy! Stuart is busy!” Has BeensMomentsLightParentHeardLike YouNormalBusyReactionsBedroomTigersHalfwayStairsCreeps Author:Maureen Johnson
“We're going to die," Keith said, the moment he was gone. "This man is a serial killer. We're going to die, and he's going to bury us in his garden and build a shed on us.” MenSaidMomentsDiesGoneGardenKillersShedSerialsSerial KillerKeith Author:Maureen Johnson
“I decided to deflect her attitude by giving a long, Southern answer. I come from people who know how to draw things out. Annoy a Southerner, and we will drain away the moments of your life with our slow, detailed replies until you are nothing but a husk of your former self and that much closer to death.” PeopleKnowsGivingLongSelfMomentsAnswersAttitudeKnow HowDrawsDecidedFormerSouthernAnnoyingDrainsSoutherner Book:The Name of the Star Source: The Name of the Star
“Before I take you into the beating heart of the story, let’s get one thing out of the way. I know from experience that when it comes up later, it will distract you so much that you won’t be able to concentrate on anything else I will tell you. My name is Jubilee Dougal. Take a moment and let it sink in.” KnowsWayHeartMomentsStoriesAbleNamesOne ThingCome UpJubilee Book:Let It Snow: Three Holiday Stories Source: Let It Snow: Three Holiday Stories
“I dumped out the bag and found what had been inside was a bunched-up police uniform, complete with the vest. "Where did you get this?" Boo asked. "It's Callum's," he said. "What's he wearing?" "At the moment, not much of anything. Put it on." I noticed Book perk up a bit at this piece of information.” SaidBookMomentsFoundBitsPiecesInformationPoliceBagsUniformsPerksDumpedVests Author:Maureen Johnson
“Life is always going to be a series of ouch-making moments, and the question was, was I going to go all fetal position, or was I going to woman up? I went into fetal position on the bed to think about this. Fetal position turned out to be very comfortable.” ThinkingMomentsLife IsPositionBedComfortableEmpathySeriesOuch Author:Maureen Johnson
