Dan Wells
Hello, Bradley,' said Mom. She'd regained her composure after my outburst, and now raised her camera. 'Stand close.' 'No, Mom,' I said. 'No pictures.' 'But you're friend's here now,' she said, waving us together. 'Smile!' 'I don't need a picture with-' the flash snapped '-another guy. That's great, Mom, thank you. Send that one to Dad and tell him we're going steady.Collection: Mom
APD is primarily defined as a lack of empathy,' I said. I'd looked it up too, a few months ago. Empathy is what allows people to interpret emotion, the same way ears interpret sounds; without it you become emotionally deaf. 'It means I don't connect emotionally with other people. I wondered if he was going to pick that one.' 'How do you even know that?' she said. 'You're fifteen years old, for goodness' sake. You should be ... I don't know, chasing girls or playing video games.' 'You're telling a sociopath to chase girls?Collection: Girl
I didn’t study medicine to watch people die." -KiraCollection: Medicine
It's good to see you," Said Haru. "You can see me?" asked Marcus, patting himself in sudden shock."The potion must have worn off! That's the last time I give my lunch to a talking squirrel". P12Collection: Squirrels
I've never been this wet in my life, " said Kira. "Even immersed in a bathtub I swear I was dryer than I am now. " "Look on the bright side, " said Marcus. Kira waited. "This is the point at which you would traditionally suggest a bright side. " "I've never been a real traditional guy," said Marcus. "Besides, I'm not saying I know a bright side, I just think this would be a great time to look at one.Collection: Real
If you can't know the truth, said Isolde, live the most awesome lie you can think off.Collection: Lying
I'd like to think humans have a stronger sense of justice than the random forces of nature do.Collection: Thinking
Life comes from death, and weakness teaches us strength.Collection: Weakness
Happiness is the most natural thing in the world when you have it, and the slowest, strangest, most impossible thing when you don't.Collection: Impossible Things
There are some things more important than ourselves - more important than the limits of the present, and the whims of the now. There is a future to build and protect. And if we're going to make that future as reality, we have to stop fighting among ourselves. We have to end dissent whenever we find it. We have to trust one another again.Collection: Fighting
Well, thanks for not shooting anyone, I guess", said Marcus. "My contribution was to somehow refrain from peeing myself. You can thank me later.Collection: Shooting
I need a sample of your blood,' said Kira. Marcus raised an eyebrow. 'I didn't know we'd reached that stage of our relationship.Collection: Blood
Hockey,' mused Marcus. 'The sport of kings.Collection: Sports
Mother of mercy,"said Tovar."And that caused the riot?" "It's the other way around,"said Kira sheepishly."We started the riot as a distraction for the jaibreak." Tovar whistled."You don't mess aroud." P303Collection: Mother
I can't imagine you not saying a word," said Marcus."I think you'd go crazy first.Collection: Crazy
It doesn't matter how many they kill," I told him. "And it's not awesome-it's wrong." "Then why do you talk about them all the time?" asked Max. "Because wrong is interesting.Collection: Interesting
It's not John who wants to cut his mother into tiny pieces, it's Mr. Monster. See? I feel better already.Collection: Mother
You make your own choices, Kira, and you can’t let anyone ever take that away from you.Collection: Choices
Sometimes the hand that feeds you needs a good bite.Collection: Hands
If you could do me a favor and not tell anyone I, uh, threw myself at you, that would be very kind as well.Collection: Romance