Kenneth Oppel
Kenneth Oppel
Kenneth Oppelis a Canadian children's writer...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionChildren's Author
Date of Birth31 August 1967
CountryCanada
passion scare
There is a passion in you that scares me.
cheer speech enthusiastic
His speech failed to rouse an enthusiastic cheer, but no one dared contradict him.
stranger moments
It was as though, in one moment, he had become a stranger. And I a stranger to myself.
moving waste meat
The preface? Why would he waste time with the preface? Skip the preface and move on to the meat of the thing!
heart compass my-heart
If my heart were a compass, you'd be North.
fall chocolate machines
I turned around and headed back to the stairwell, planning to go downstairs and buy a chocolate bar from the vending machine. Maybe it would fall on me and end my misery.
one-direction flying together
Honestly," she sighed, "I don't know what kind of life we'll have together, with me always flying off in one direction and you in the other." I smiled. "It's a good thing the world's round," I said.
art moving pigs
IMBECILE!" the chef shouted. "Next time why don't you just put your whole HAND in the food, hey? Yes, your whole hand, or maybe your FACE! I arrange the food on plates with care, are you understanding what I am telling you? It is part of the art form of cooking, yes? A lovely plate of food is a thing of beauty! And then you, NUMBSKULL, come along and put your fat greasy FINGERS all over my plate, and SHAKE the plate, and move my food all around the plate until it looks like pigs' vomit!" "Chef Vlad!" I cried out in delight.
hands storm faces
Why do you need to fly so much?” she asked. “If I don’t, it’ll catch up with me.” The words just came out. “What will?” I took my hands from my face, panting. I stared out at the storm. “Unhappiness.
running rivers chance
But chance runs like a river through all our lives, and being prepared for surprise is the best we can do.
said walks stunned
I poo poo the chit.' The attendant looked stunned. 'You cannot poo-poo the chit!' I do.' Kate said solemnly. 'I do poo-poo.' We'll walk.
believe desire earth
I believe there is something on this earth that you desire more than anything, and it isn't me.
fire littles sun
You're like something drawn with the sun's fire, and I can take only little glimpses of you.
fire littles sun
You're like something drawn with the sun's fire, and I can take only little glimpses of you.