Pluck Quotes

“Pluck had a little red tow truck. He drove it all over town looking for somewhere to live.”

″‘Who’s Zaza?’ Pluck asked. ‘A friend of mine,’ Mr. Penn said. ‘Zaza is a cockroach.’ ‘A cockr-’ Pluck blurted in surprise, but Mr. Penn quickly gave him a shove and called out, ‘Quickly, please! Hurry... otherwise she’ll spray Zaza dead.‘”

“When he went to bed that night, he was very happy. I have a place to live, he thought. And I’ve already got two friends. No, three. Dolly and Mr. Penn and Zaza.”

″‘That’s Dizzy. A very sad case. He’s scared of heights?’ ‘Scared of heights?’ Pluck asked. ‘A squirrel who’s scared of heights?‘”

″‘Just as I thought,’ the doorman said. ‘You sneaked in! Without a rental agreement or anything. And you didn’t even ask me first!‘”

“Pluck no longer had a home. The round room in the tower wasn’t his anymore.”

“Pluck wasn’t the kind of boy who cried easily. In fact he never cried at all, but now he felt a strange lump in his throat and tears started to run down his cheeks. His little friend Zaza was dead.”

″‘Hmmm...’ the doorman said. ‘You’re back in your room, I see.’ ‘Yes,’ said Pluck. ‘I’m back in my own room. And you can take Mrs. Brightner’s things with you if you like.’ ‘So... I hope you’re going to keep your room clean from now on,’ the doorman said sternly. ‘Oh, yes, I’ll make sure of it,’ said Pluck.”