James Dashner
I promised I'd save him, take him home! I promised him!" . . . Thomas hugged Chuck to his chest, squeezed him as tightly as possible, as if that could somehow bring him back, or show thanks for saving his life, for being his friend when no one else would. Thomas cried, wept like he'd never wept before. His great, racking sobs echoed through the chamber like the sounds of tortured pain. (pg 358 hardback)Collection: Pain
Thomas hated the people who'd taken this poor, innocent kid form his family. He hated them with a passion he didn't know a human could feel. He wanted them dead, tortured, even. He wanted Chuck to be happy. But happiness had been ripped form their lives. Love had been ripped from their lives.Collection: Taken
Dude, you tried to slice my you-know-what's off!" Thomas laughed, something that he hadn't done in a long time. He welcomed it happily. "Too bad I didn't. Could've saved the world from future little Minhos.Collection: Long
Get your runtcheeks down those stairs, right nowCollection: Stairs
You’re so sweet,' Frypan said with a snort. 'Go ahead and die with Thomas. I think I’ll sneak away and enjoy living with the guilt.Collection: Sweet
Your demons are always with you, Skale answered. His voice seemed even raspier than the day before. Don't you understand that by now? Always with you, impossible to escape. But you never can guess how they might manifest themselves.Collection: Life
Can’t take a chance that one day, in one spot, somewhere, an exit might appear. We can’t give up. Ever.Collection: Giving Up
Yeah, you're a regular Mozart...well, except for the whole music thing.Collection: Yeah
You scared of that pip-squeak? Dude, you got a lot to learn. Freakin' Newbies.Collection: Scared
i felt her absence. it was like waking up one day with no teeth in your mouth. you wouldn't need to run to the mirror to know they were goneCollection: Love
But first, my friends, I need you to do something for me. We have two spies in the back of the auditorium.Collection: Two
Tonight, they’d make their stand, once and for all.Collection: Tonight
A roar cut through the melee: a booming growl, a noise that might come out of a she-bear protecting a cub. It was Alec- and suddenly bodies were flying everywhere.Collection: Cutting
Movement from Brenda grabbed Thomas's attention. He looked to see her drop the knife away from Minho and step back, absently wiping the small trace of blood there on her pants. "I really would've killed you, ya know," she said in a slightly scratchy voice. Almost husky. "Charge Jorge again and I'll sever an artery." Minho wiped at his small wound with his thumb, then looked at the bright red smear. "That's one sharp knife. Makes me like you more.Collection: Blood
Awww," Minho said. "That's almost as sweet as that time she slammed the end of a spear into your shuck face.Collection: Sweet
If you ain’t scared… you ain’t human.Collection: Scared
He turned to look just in time to see the rain start falling out as if the storm had finally decided to weep with shame for what it had done to them.Collection: Rain
I love the sound of it," Trina whispers, as if speaking too loudly might interrupt the drumming patter of the rain outside. "It makes me want to sleep. Snuggle my head right up in your armpit and snore for three days." "My armpit?" Mark repeats. "Good thing we all showered up in the storm this morning. My pits smell like roses. Go ahead and get comfy.Collection: Morning
The girl leaned forward and kissed Thomas on the cheek. “You’re sweet. I really hope we don’t end up killing you, at least.Collection: Girl
Next time I'll pat you on the freaking back for stating the obvious.Collection: Next
Thomas: Is it [my brain] fixed? Brenda: It worked, judging from the fact that you're not trying to kill us anymore.Collection: Judging
Minho was the first one to speak since the food had come. “Maybe we should just give in to those shuckfaces. Do what they want. One day we’ll all sit around, fat and happy.” Thomas knew he didn’t mean a word of it. “Yeah, maybe you can find a nice pretty girl who works here, settle down, get married and have kids. Just in time for the world to end in a sea of lunatics.” Minho kept at it. “WICKED’s going to figure out this blueprint business and we’ll all live happily ever after.Collection: Girl
Let's get this started, people. It won't be long before we all lose our minds.Collection: Long
He didn't have a single clue what was going on with these two strangers, but every instinct told him Master George equaled good, Mistress Jane equaled bald- he blinked-uh, bad.Collection: Two
But there was something about the largest object in the solar system vanishing that tended to disrupt normal schedules.Collection: Schedules
Good try, ya bugging shank. The Gathering elects Runners, and if you think I'm tough, they'd laugh in your face.Collection: Thinking
Thats called hypocrisy, you shuck face piece of -!Collection: Hypocrisy
I was just kidding, shuck-face," Minho said. "Let's all go over there. She could have an army of psycho girl ninjas hiding in that shack of hers." "Psycho girl ninjas?" Newt repeated, his voice showing he was surprised, if not annoyed, by Minho's additude.Collection: Girl
I sent a lot of publishing ideas to my publisher, about 30 of them. Each time except 3, i got a "rejection letter". This is basically what a rejection letter is like: Hello Pathetic Moron, We read your book. It sucked. Don't send us another one. If you do, we will run over your grandmother with a bus. Don't Do It. From, Your PublisherCollection: Running
All the same, Thomas now had a plan. As bad as it was, he had a plan. They needed more clues about the code. They needed MEMORIES. So he was going to get stung by a Griever. Go through the Changing. On purpose.Collection: Memories
Thomas jabbed a thumb over his shoulder and raised his eyebrows. "You met our new friend?" Miho responded, a smirk flashing across his face. "Real piece of work, this guy. I gotta get me one of those shuck suits. Fancy stuff." "Am I awake?" Thomas asked. "You're awake. Now eat—you look horrible. Almost as bad as Rat Man over there, reading his book.Collection: Real
He pulled the envelope out of his pocket and ripped it open, then took out the slip of paper. The soft lights that ringed the mirror lit up the message in a warm glow. It was two short sentences: " KILL ME. IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN MY FRIEND, KILL ME.Collection: Mirrors
Vince couldn't stop talking, spilling thoughts that had obviously churned inside him for years. "We could've stopped the spread of the disease a lot better than we've been able to cure the disease... Thought the magical cure would save them in the end. But if we wait any longer we'll run out of people to save.Collection: Running
Thomas swallowed, wondering how he could ever go out there. His desire to become a Runner had taken a major blow. But he had to do it. Somehow he KNEW he had to do it. It was such an odd thing to feel, especially after what he'd just seen... Thomas knew he was a smart kid- he somehow felt it in his bones. But nothing about this place made any sense. Except for one thing. He was supposed to be a Runner. Why did he feel that so strongly? And even now, after seeing what lived in the maze?Collection: Smart
We'll start firing till they drop or we drop.Collection: Firing
Too bad we don't have a flashlight." "Thanks for stating the obvious, Mr. Thomas," Minho replied.Collection: Thanks
It was her. It was Teresa.Collection: Teresa
I didn’t do anything wrong. All I know is I saw two people struggling to get inside these walls and they couldn’t make it. To ignore that because of some stupid rule seemed selfish, cowardly, and…well, stupid. If you want to throw me in jail for trying to save someone’s life, then go ahead. Next time I promise I’ll point at them and laugh, then go eat some of Frypan’s dinner.Collection: Wall
Quit voting me down before you even think about what I'm saying.Collection: Thinking
Hunger. It's like an animal trapped inside you, Thomas thought.Collection: Animal
She and Thomas had helped construct the Maze; at the same time she’d exerted a lot of effort to build a wall holding back her emotions.Collection: Wall
Rose took my nose, I supposeCollection: Rose
Shouldn't someone give a pep talk or something?" Minho asked, pulling Thomas's attention away from Alby. "Go ahead," Newt replied. Minho nodded and faced the crowd. "Be careful," he said dryly. "Don't die.Collection: Giving
There are so many things hinted at that will be fun to reveal in depth. For years, fans have made it abundantly and enthusiastically clear that they want the same thing, so now seems like the perfect time to give readers the story of how the Maze began.Collection: Fun
When someone is close by, you just know it.Collection: Knows
It’s like watching a starving pig eat his own klunk.Collection: Pigs
Things are really weird around here, and most of us don't know everything. Half of everything.Collection: Half
Whatever had happened to him [Newt] out there — maybe even related to his lingering ankle injury — had been truly awful.Collection: Ankles
What was the point of even having a conversation when words couldn't be trusted?Collection: Conversation