142 quotes found
“Democracy and tyranny are not distant relatives. Theyre bedfellows.-General John JamesCommandant, USMCDecember 11th, 2032”
“...the end of the world hasn't granted the clumsiest among us any measure of grace.”
“I don't want to think about it, but I have to. Someone has to. I see the signs of spring and I weep...”
“After all this time, I know exactly where I belong. Here. With Edmond. And that's how I live now.”
“They filled our world with weapons aimed at foreheads and smiled as they shot 16 candles right through our future. They killed those strong enough to fight back and locked up the freaks who failed ...”
“Hello, dinner. It’s me, I’m starving. And I know where you live.”
“Maligned –powerfully-drawn characters acting out a disturbing view of our future.” -David Compton, New York Times Best-Selling author”
“I laughed under my breath, and it sounded bitter. “Listen to me. What am I talking about, worth it? Is any experience or bit of beauty worth the cost of my life? I know nothing but safety and self-...”
“Even the best laid plans turn to hell when exposed to reality”
“It hurts,” Summer cries, head shaking back and forth. “Please, make it stop.” Sweat beads on her forehead.“What hurts?” Cameron asks.“My eyes.”Summer’s eyes open. Everyone gasps. They’re no longer ...”
“Home, home - a few small rooms, stiflingly over-inhabited by a man, by a periodically teeming woman, by rabble of boys and girls of all ages. No air, no space; an understerilized prison; darkness, ...”
“My dad had always said to not trust something unless it’s taken a tumble in the dirt. He’d meant it for people, and for things. Shiny and new didn’t exist for humankind any more.”
“I can taste the good-bye on his lips.”
“But just being whatever it is that I am . . . I don’t think that makes me a monster. Believe me, I know. ere are plenty of real monsters walking around out there in the world. ey look respectable, ...”
“I know you’re scared. I’m scared too, all of the time. But I have been running for the last six years and I can’t run anymore. Our world is falling apart. We aren’t living, not really. We are just…...”
“Zane looks pensive, and then his lips twitch. “They say most girls end up marrying a guy just like their dad.”“Oh God … That’s so lame,” I say, spluttering as coffee dribbles down my chin. “I belie...”
“Uncle Joe pulled the L.E.F. from his head and his side arm from his hip. “We don’t have five minutes.”
“Uncle Joe pulled the L.E.F. from his head and his side arm from his hip.... “We don’t have five minutes.”
“Every Forsaken in a mile radius can probably hear you. You’re just asking for trouble if you two don’t stop whipping out the measuring stick.”“It’s his fault,” Avery snaps, pointing at Julian.“Shut...”
“You cannot thrive under the wrong stars, Kricket… the stars here are in opposition to you… can’t you feel it?… Let us take you home.”
