Quotes From "The Last Book In The Universe" By Rodman Philbrick

I used to belong to a family unit, with a foster mom and dad and my little sister, Bean, but that's over and I don't want to talk about what happened , or how unfair it was. Not yet. The less said about that the better, because if there's one thing I learned from Ryter it's that you can't always be looking backward or something will hit you from the front. Rodman Philbrick

Do not despair, my friend. Today is theirs, but the future is ours Rodman Philbrick

Shut up! " I say, holding my hands to my ears. "Shut up! " But the stupid gummy won't shut up; he's trying to tell me something important even though I'm covering my ears and I don't want to hear it and I don't want to think about who I am or what's wrong with me or why I'm out here at the edge of the Urb, at the edge of the known world, listening to some old mope who's so crazy, he think about the future when everyone knows that the future doesn't exist. Rodman Philbrick

I believe that we have the ability to change our lives using our imaginations. Imagination is a muscle–the more you use it, the stronger it gets. Rodman Philbrick

The only real treasure is in your head. Memories are better than diamonds and nobody can steal them from you Rodman Philbrick

I know who the real hero is, and it isn't me or brave Lanaya. It's an old man with a white beard and a walking stick and a heart so big it won't let him stop thinking he can change the world by writing down things in a book no one will ever read. Rodman Philbrick

I'm thinking maybe letting the latches burn is the right idea. Let everything burn until there's nothing left but ashes and cool rain. Rodman Philbrick