17 quotes found
“And I know what I told my father was true: let us taste the world, and well do whatever it takes to shape it into our home.”
“Dont you understand? You are Elder. When you take my role as Eldest, you must dedicate your whole life to this one idea: you are the caretaker of every single person on the ship. They are your resp...”
“The President called it the Epitome of the American dream. Daddy called it the unholy alliance of business and government. But all it really was, was America giving up. Bailing out in order to join...”
“More than the sound of my own beating heart, I miss the sound of a ticking clock. Time passes, it must pass, but I have no more assurance of moving through time than I have that I am moving through...”
“Ive heard that when youre in a life-or-death situation, like a car accident or a gunfight, all your senses shoot up to almost superhuman level, everything slows down, and youre hyper-aware of whats...”
“The dark sky.A hundred million stars.More stars than Ive ever seen before. My eyes let me see farther, but they dont show me the one thing I want to see. I would trade all the stars in the universe...”
“I would use the same word to describe both my joy and the rain: torrential. Thisthisthis is all I ever wanted from the world: wide-open spaces and cooling rain and the chance to run.”
“And I look at Harley, and the billions of stars are in his eyes, and he's drinking them up, pouring them into his soul.”
“What you really want to know, I say, is how to make sure we all dont just rip each other apart, right? The fight earlier is way too fresh in our minds. We are a powder keg; just a spark will blow u...”
“Kayleigh was right. Without the pills, you really do feel nothing.And nothing can be nice.”
“Everyone, this is the new girl. Elder knows her. New girl, this is everyone. A few people look up politely; some actually smile. Most, however, look wary at best, disgusted at worse. The nurse clos...”
“And I know what I told my father was true: let us taste the world, and we’ll do whatever it takes to shape it into our home.”
“Don’t you understand? You are Elder. When you take my role as Eldest, you must dedicate your whole life to this one idea: you are the caretaker of every single person on the ship. They are your res...”
“I’ve heard that when you’re in a life-or-death situation, like a car accident or a gunfight, all your senses shoot up to almost superhuman level, everything slows down, and you’re hyper-aware of wh...”
“The dark sky.A hundred million stars.More stars than I’ve ever seen before. My eyes let me see farther, but they don’t show me the one thing I want to see. I would trade all the stars in the univer...”
“What you really want to know,” I say, “is how to make sure we all don’t just rip each other apart, right?” The fight earlier is way too fresh in our minds. We are a powder keg; just a spark will bl...”
“Everyone, this is the new girl. Elder knows her. New girl, this is everyone.” A few people look up politely; some actually smile. Most, however, look wary at best, disgusted at worse. The nurse clo...”
