142 quotes found
“You talk as if a god had made the Machine," cried the other. "I believe that you pray to it when you are unhappy. Men made it, do not forget that. Great men, but men. The Machine is much, but not e...”
“You may live to see man-made horrors beyond your comprehension.”
“Human beings are born of blood, bound by gravity, eventually to perish... fallible by design... destined.”
“Freedom is a state of mind.”
“It hurts, Summer cries, head shaking back and forth. Please, make it stop. Sweat beads on her forehead.What hurts? Cameron asks.My eyes.Summers eyes open. Everyone gasps. Theyre no longer blue; the...”
“I knew that feeling, the sense of panic that stretched time, turning seconds into years, and the deep pain that came from being hurt by not one person but many, a gang of bullies that expanded into...”
“My dad had always said to not trust something unless its taken a tumble in the dirt. Hed meant it for people, and for things. Shiny and new didnt exist for humankind any more.”
“There are ten abilities, but no one has more than oneexcept me. Im different that way. I havemore.You mean you have all ten.I shrug my shoulders and nod. And you say youre different, huh?I am. Im t...”
“When my stomach grumbled, I filled up on hamburgers, hot dogs, gyros, tacos, jerk chicken, pizza, and a side salad because I was watching my figure”
“Oh, oh. My heart starts that quivering, fluttering thing it does whenever he hints at his desire for me. Lacing his fingers through mine, he moves to close the gap between us. I know hes only holdi...”
“I wont pressure you, Ari, but Im not opposed to subtle acts of persuasion.”
“Theres a part of me that recognizes him on a cellular level, a part that seeks his comfort and solace, that feels more than comfortable in his arms. And when he stares at me with that deep penetrat...”
“Heaviness coats my brain, and Im surprised at the turn in our conversation; were getting into the deep stuff. Right now, you and me? This feels like fate, if fate can be felt.”
“Complete. What an awful word for an infected people, that final, animal stage that was the future of all of them. Chels swallowed, unsure what to say. Thatssad. I didnt even know he was infected.Se...”
“I've got my own toilet." -- Grace Harper”
“If you don't know a name, you can't be hurt when they go. I have no friends anymore, all are lost.”
“Remember what I said when I led to Omar and the queen?" I bobbed my head, unable to look away from his jewel-like eyed, shining in the darkness...so much like Chorda's. "That was the lie. Good-bye,...”
“Be happy. Be free. You have a universe inside you.”
“Even if I did feel bad for Darian, I wouldnt admit it. Siding with anyone who violates The Protectorate would make me Noncompliant. That would make me almost as corrupt as him. To side with those w...”
“Nobody wants to be born a One. Ones have the shortest lifespan. They must turn themselves in to The Protectorate for termination at age twenty-five. If I were ever going to feel sympathy for Darian...”
