Maximum Ride- Quotes

Maximum Ride Quotes

By James Patterson

Am I tough? Am I strong? Am I hard-core? Absolutely.
Did I whimper with pathetic delight when I sank my teeth into my hot fried-chicken sandwich? You betcha.   
                                                   
-Max


Max: “Did you know it wasn’t me, the other Max?”
Fang: “Yeah.”
Max: “When?”
Fang: “Right away.”
Max: “How? We look identical. She even had identical scars and scratches. She was wearing my clothes. How could you tell us apart?
Fang: “She offered to cook breakfast.”



"Iggy: Can I come in?
Max: No! I'm in a towel!
Iggy: I'm blind!"


"Max:"So the first thing we're going to do," I told him, "is push you off the roof."


Fang: Man, You weigh a freaking ton! What have you been eating, rocks?
Max: Why, is your head missing some?


"I can talk to fish!" Angel said happily, water dripping off her long, skinny body. "Ask one over for dinner," Fang said, joining us."

Flamingo Watching- Kay Ryan

Flamingo Watching

By Kay Ryan

Wherever the flamingo goes,

she brings a city’s worth

of furbelows. She seems

unnatural by nature—

too vivid and peculiar

a structure to be pretty,

and flexible to the point

of oddity. Perched on

those legs, anything she does

seems like an act. Descending

on her egg or draping her head

along her back, she’s

too exact and sinuous

to convince an audience

she’s serious. The natural elect,

they think, would be less pink,

less able to relax their necks,

less flamboyant in general.

They privately expect that it’s some

poorly jointed bland grey animal

with mitts for hands

whom God protects.

If I Could Catch a Rainbow - Poem by Sandra Lewis Pringle

If I could catch a rainbow,
I would do it just for you
and share with you its beauty
on the days you're feeling blue...
If I could build a mountain
you could call your very own
a place to find serenity,
a place to be alone...
If I could take your troubles,
I would toss them in the sea
But all these things I'm finding -
are impossible for me,
I can not build a mountain
or catch a rainbow fair
But let me be what I know best -
A friend that's always there.
I promise to defend you,
 should the occasion ever rise,
And, I promise to wipe away the tears,
which might stream from your weeping eyes.
Let me be the trusted Friend,
the one that you know best.
I will never leave you, on that,
 you can surely rest.

~Sandra Lewis Pringle

Reduse, Reuse, and Recycle

Currently in Literature, us 7th grade students are working on a project called Environmental Education. We are learning about our Earth and how to make it a better place to live for us, animals, plants, and all creatures. So many people cause and use way too much water, litter, pollution, waste, energy, trees, plants, and so much more. That's why this month I'm trying to be a green as I can. Easy skills could be: going outside your house and pick up litter, bring with your own bag to the grocery store, don't let the water run when you brush your teeth, or turn off the lights when needed. When taking a bath or shower, don't use so much water! Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle! When packing your lunch for school, don't use a paper bag! Buy a reusable lunch box from a nearby store! All of this doesn't just benefit us, it also causes the habitats and wildlife to change. So many people are ruining our own forests and beautiful land features, we don't even notice! If we keep up all this madness, eventually there wont be any wildlife left! In Minnesota and Wisconsin, there are so many different animals and plants that are endangered. Including, the gray wolf, elk, bald eagle, wood turtle,  timber rattlesnake, rat snake, snapping turtle, gopher snake, paddle fish, yellow bass, lake sturgeon, and many many more! We as the people of our world need to put a stop to all of this. We are the future, and we need to make a difference.