118 quotes found
Author · American · 1972
American author (born 1972)
“... sometimes knowing sucked.”
“Its your incalculable ability to trust others that has always touched me. And Im sorry to have taken advantage of it so many times - Dr. Paige”
“Shouldn't someone give a pep talk or something?' Minho asked..."Go ahead," Newt replied.Minho nodded and faced the crowd. 'Be careful,' he said dryly. 'Don't die.'Thomas would have laughed if he co...”
“Oh, I'm good. Seriously, after all these years, you'd think I would stop amazing myself. But here I am, still doing it.”
“He's not learning. He's not experiencing. He's remembering.He walks to the next screen, hungry to be himself again.”
“I love the sound of it," Trina whispers, as if speaking too loudly might interrupt the drumming patter of the rain outside. "It makes me want to sleep. Snuggle my head right up in your armpit and s...”
“A twisted, pale figure writhing in agony, chest bare and hideous. Tight, rigid cords of sickly green veins webbed across the boys body and limbs, like ropes under his skin. Purplish bruises covered...”
“Your demons are always with you," Skale answered. His voice seemed even raspier than the day before. "Don't you understand that by now? Always with you, impossible to escape. But you never can gues...”
“For the first time in his life, Michael understood why real soldiers coming back from real wars often had a hard time getting over the things they'd seen and done. And had done to them. If Michael ...”
“He let out a short laugh. "You sound like Sherlock Holmes. You gonna pull out a magnifying glass? A pipe, maybe?”
“Please Tommy. Please.”
“I'm so sorry," he whispered to her, knowing she couldn't hear. I'm so sorry." Her mouth moved, working to speak, and he leaned in to make out what she was trying to say. "Me ... too," she whispered...”
“Shouldn't someone give a pep talk," Minho asked, pulling Thomas's attention away from Alby."Go ahead," Newt replied.Minho nodded and faced the crowd. "Be careful," he said dryly, "Don't die."Thomas...”
“He finally pulled it all back into his heart, sucking in the painful tide of his misery.”
“I promised I'd save him, take him home! I promised him!" . . . Thomas hugged Chuck to his chest, squeezed him as tightly as possible, as if that could somehow bring him back, or show thanks for sav...”
“Thats called hypocrisy, you shuck face piece of -!”
“Newt shook his head, his face a mixture of anger and awe. What you did was half brave and half bloody stupid. Seems like youre pretty good at that.”
“A loud boom exploded the air, making Thomas jump. It was followed by a horrible crunching, grinding sound. He stumbled backward, fell to the ground. He wouldn't have believed it if he hadn't seen i...”
“i felt her absence. it was like waking up one day with no teeth in your mouth. you wouldn't need to run to the mirror to know they were gone”
“I should rip your eyes out, Newt said, spraying Thomas with spit. Teach you a lesson in stupidity.Whyd you come over here? You expected a bloody hug? Huh? A nice sit-down to talk about the goodtime...”