There was always a slug on the lettuce. This was too good to be true. He had never … - Charlie Higson

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Charlie Higson

There was always a slug on the lettuce. This was too good to be true. He had never trusted Jester, and didn't trust David. He wasn't going to let his gaurd down just yet. Being carful had kept him alive this far. There was no reason to stop being careful now.

Alive, Slug, Slugs, Stop, Too Good To Be True, True

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There is no getting around the fact that the moment you are at your very best is the moment you begin to become worse and worse. Others will come along who can run faster, jump higher, hit harder, and you will be forgotten. Your winning moment is dated to die.

Become, Begin, Facts, Jump, Running, Winning

There was a reason these boys were still alive, though. Something made them stronger than the other kids, the ones who had died in the early days, who had simply lain down and given up, unable to cope with the terrible things that were happening in the world. These boys were survivors. The will to live was stronger than any other feelings.

Boys, Feelings, Kids, Lain, Reason, Unable

You got to harden yourself. Make, like, a shell around you. But not everyone can do it. If they got nothing to hang on to some of them screw up. They’re not in the game no more.

Game, Games, Hang, Screw, Screw Ups, Shells

My gran always said I was half clever, half stupid, and half crazy.

Clever, Crazy, Half, Said, Stupid

We was half stupid, a third lucky, and three-quarters ferocious.

Stupid, Lucky, Three, Ferocious, Half