David Lubar Quotes

#1. Knowledge can be a curse.
The moment you gain it, you thirst for more.

Ameera Al Hakawati

#2. Athlete or not, I'm going to make sure you know how to read.

David Lubar

#3. Books are growing more honest at a younger age, and the world is becoming less warm and fuzzy. Or at least the monsters are out in the open.

David Lubar

#4. See Scott run,
Run Scott run.
See Scott die,
No such luck.

David Lubar

#5. They were presently on hold with Comcast customer service and might not emerge for hours, if indeed they survived the ordeal at all.

Rick Riordan

#6. This is the rough part, okay? so just stay tuned for the good part. i promise it'll come soon.

John Green

#7. A kid might help another kid who fell into a river, and a kid might help another kid search for a lost baseball, but there isn't a kid I've met who will help another kid out of a humiliating situation. We just aren't built that way.

David Lubar

#8. Part of the writer's task is to recognize what he's done, then dive back in and make the connections clearer. I'm a strong believer in getting things right the ninth or tenth time.

David Lubar

#9. Let's face it - with a few exceptions, nobody likes anybody.

David Lubar

#10. Reciprocity is not mandatory.

David Lubar

#11. I grew up in Mobile, Alabama - somebody's got to be from Mobile, right? - and Mobile sits at the confluence of five rivers, forming this beautiful delta. And the delta has alligators crawling in and out of rivers filled with fish and cypress trees dripping with snakes, birds of every flavor.

Mike DeGruy

#12. Every day affords individual people moments when they can shake off everything that is false and can view things from their perspective.

Jack D. Zipes

#13. Insecurity will always be a growth industry. The economy now depends on fear.

Richard Powers

#14. I totally don't know what to do." He got up and started pacing. "Am I supposed to get you a present? Or maybe a card. I'm completely lost.

David Lubar

#15. But at least this got Mouth thinking about how his loneliness wasn't unique. We all suffered. And I guess we all had good times too. Man - if every person who ever felt lonely killed himself, the world would be littered with corpses. And far lonelier.

David Lubar

#16. In fact, as a spin bowler, you have to work on the batsman over after over.

Richie Benaud

#17. It's just as easy to lie to yourself as it is to lie to other people. Maybe easier.

David Lubar

#18. You know what guys do? They stand up for people. You know why? Two reasons. It's right. And it feels good. Even if the person doesn't know what you did. Maybe especially then.

David Lubar

#19. She never said, "No, don't buy that trash," or "Pick a real book." She knew they were all real books. This is how great a librarian she was. And how great a mom.

David Lubar

#20. Have a heartattack!

David Lubar