“The feedback from the speakers changes and begins blasting death metal music so loudly into the sky that I swear the bridge suspensions are vibrating.The twins were in charge of the music selection...”

“My mother hasnt asked the questions that a normal person would ask, and Im grateful for it. Its like the world has become so crazy that it makes sense to her now. I turn on the engine and drive us ...”

“You should be with a nice human boy. One who takes your orders and puts up with your demands. Someone who dedicates his life to keeping you safe and well fed. Someone who can make you happy. Someon...”

“We're at war.On the verge of an apocalypse filled with monsters and torture in a nightmare world.And I'm standing here, a moonstruck teenager pining for an enemy soldier. What am I, crazy?This time...”

“So does anyone have a good survival strategy, or is there no hope for getting out of this nightmare? asks the Colonel.We came up with a big, fat zero. I dont know how were going to survive the bloo...”

“I watch the beautiful performance with an ache in my chest.Then, just when I cant stand the sadness anymore, a dancer floats out from the side of the stage. A dancer in ragged clothes, filthy and h...”

“There are so many unsung heroines and heroes at this broken moment in our collective story, so many courageous persons who, unbeknownst to themselves, are holding together the world by their resolu...”

“Never give up hope, no matter how dark things may seem.”

“That summer, Titanic fever gripped Kabul. People smuggled pirated copies of the film from Pakistan- sometimes in their underwear. After curfew, everyone locked their doors, turned out the lights, t...”

“If Im super lucky, I might be able to fight him off and maybe even the warrior after him, but its not a long-term survival strategy. By long-term, I mean the next ten minutes.Were screwed.”

“If I’m super lucky, I might be able to fight him off and maybe even the warrior after him, but it’s not a long-term survival strategy. By long-term, I mean the next ten minutes.We’re screwed.”

“The beginning of wisdom, as they say. When you're seventeen you know everything. When you're twenty-seven if you still know everything you're still seventeen.”

“Do you know why you feel destined for something greater? Why? Kip asked, quiet, hopeful. Because youre an arrogant little shit.”

“I knew from Brianna that being beautiful wasnt all great. Brianna had changed in middle school. One day we were both seventh graders and the next, she was a supermodel who had a seventh grader for ...”