"What in the name of Jim Joyce is going on here? First, it's Galarraga's perfect game, then it's Calvin Johnson's touchdown, and tonight, David Murphy hits a home-run that was foul. Stick it to us once, shame on you; stick it to us twice, shame on us. Stick it to us three times, and you're not going to like where you can stick it next. Look, we were willing to forgive Jim Joyce, but this has gone on long enough. Whatever we did to umpires, officials or referees all across this great land, we are sorry. Oh, are we sorry. Look, we've got enough trouble around here with you and your garbage calls stinkin' up our days and nights. It's not an easy job, I get it, I don't want it. But for the love of Don Denkinger, save your errant safe, touchdown and home-run calls for fans that deserve it: Buckeyes."
-Mickey York
"Mario and Rod back with a preview of how the umps will screw the Tigers tomorrow night later on."
-Mickey York
"Maybe that was why he was feeling like he and Brandon should be better friends - or something. Like history shouldn't matter so much. But maybe that was easier when you were the person who usually won."
-from It Girl: Classic (Book 10) by Cecily von Ziegesar
"She old herself she wasn't feeling lonely, exactly. She just wasn't used to a whole lot of solitary time anymore. She was used to a shared life now. Callie, Tinsley, Brett and Jenny had been inseparable this past semester. It was going to take some getting used to, being just one-fourth of their foursome."
-from It Girl: Classic (Book 10) by Cecily von Ziegesar
"'Laistrygonians. The monsters in the gym. They're a race of giant cannibals who live in the far north. Odysseus ran into them once, but I've never seen them as far south as New York before.'
'Laistry--I can't even say that. What would you call them in English?'
She thought about it for a moment. 'Canadians,' she decided."
-from Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters (Book 2) by Rick Riordan
