Quotes by Alex Flinn

About Alex Flinn:

Alexandra Flinn is an American writer of novels for young adults. To date, she has written ten books and one original e-book, that have been published with another due in September, 2015. Her books have appeared on the New York Times and USA Today Bestseller lists and have been translated into over twenty foreign languages.
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He bursts into tears, and not some manlike tears either, where you pretend you're brushing something off your face and, incidentally, wipe a tear. Nope. He starts bawling like a kid who spilled his Slushie...

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Beside me, Philippe and Meg hold hands. He murmurs something that sounds like, "my dear leetle mongoose." I wish he'd turn back into a frog and hop away.

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She's using me. And I like it.

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We sit, silent, the comfortable way only good friends can sit.

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A memory came to me. One time, in middle school, a famous author came to talk to our class and give a writing workshop. One of the things she told us about writing a novel was that the story should be about what the main character wants. Dorothy want...

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The word felt good, liberating. So, I repeat it. "Fuck." Then, again. And again. Because it made me someone else, someone normal and happy, someone who used words like that, like St. John. I repeated it, over and over until she walked away, wounded. ...

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His pain hurt me in a way I'd never felt before. It was worse than my own pain. My strength wavered. I felt completely powerless.

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I hated the distance between us. It left me unsettled, unbalanced. Like the good parts of myself were fading.

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He held up the AK-47, the muscles in his arm bunching against the weight. “This is an assault rifle.” Then held up the handgun. “This is a semi-automatic pistol.” Then he gave a little thrust of his hips and looked down at his penis. “That ...

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If you die, angel, it means I'm already dead.

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When I realized I was going to die, the only thing I could think about was you and what an idiot I’d been for not telling you how I felt about you. I think I’ve loved you from the moment you lifted that awful blindfold off my face. I opened my ey...

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This is what I love to see--different branches of law enforcement at each other's throats. It gives the bad guys the head start they need, which in turn gives us all job security.

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I wish Darcangelo were here. He'd fucking hate this.

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Got enough leg room there, Rossiter?" Marc asked. "You bet. If not I'll just make use of the overhead bin.

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Awakened by the oppressive midday heat, Zach opened his eyes to see a small blue and tan lizard doing what looked like push-ups about a foot away from his face.

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Look!" She pointed, a smile on her face. "Wild pigs!" "They have razor-sharp tusks, so don't try to hug one.

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If I told you your bare ass looks fantastic in the moonlight, would you hold that against me?

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He wanted to tell her that if it were simply a matter of crossing the river Styx and trading places with Beau, he'd be gone in a heartbeat.

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Marc to Gabe: "What do you know about the lemon stuff? You weren't in desert combat. You were a park ranger. I'm not dissing that. It's an important job. Someone has to keep the chipmunks in line. I've watched Chip and Dale. I know how sneaky those l...

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Natalie was going to stay at home, cooking meals, baking pies, and making sure their life together was comfortable. When Zach came home from a hard day's work, she wanted to be there for him, not coping with her own stress and fatigue. She knew some ...

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Zach kissed her forehead. "I'm not going to let anything like that happen to you again. You're going to live out your days as the cosseted and cherished wife of a chief deputy U.S. Marshal.

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Author Bio

  • NameAlex Flinn
  • DescriptionAmerican children's writer
  • BornOctober 23, 1966
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist