It sparkles in the dim light of the room, and when he shakes it out, dust mingles with glitter.
If we're not there to protect them--that's why people being murdered! Because we aren't protecting them!''No.' My voice is calm and sure. 'People are getting murdered because there's a murderer.
I'm running as if the force of the wind whipping around my body will be enough to keep all the pieces of me from crumbling.
I'm going to find a way to fix youI'm not broken, Amy says in a voice as empty as her eyes.I lead her down the hall, deposit her in her chamber, and tell her not lo leave. I have no doubt she will fol...
I'd rather have answers than weapons.
Elder mocked me for praying once, and i spent an hour berating him for that. He ended up throwing up his hands, laughing, and telling me i could believe whatever i wanted if i was going to hold onto m...
But Amy, Elder says. Space suits!
Eldest taught me about ancient religions that worshiped the sun. I never understood why- it's just a ball of light and heat. But if the sun of Sol-Earth swirls in colors and lights like that girl's ha...
Yo solo puedo pensar en las estrellas.Es como si hubiese perdido un pedazo de alma y ese vacío se hubiera llenado con la luz de un millón de estrellas.Son todo lo que he soñado jamás; son lo que nunca...
What is in our hearts is real whether we name it or let it exist only in darkness or silence.
Un líder no es alguien que obliga a los demás a hacerlo más fuerte; un líder es alguien dispuesto a dar su fuerza a los demás para que tengan la fuerza para ponerse de pie por sí mismos.
The sea is a dangerous place because it makes you believe in forever.
Sometimes home is a person.
I shut my eyes, and I force myself to feel myself. You never really think of what it’s like to be in your body, but even with my eyes shut, I can feel the boundaries of my skin, real or not. Everythin...
I guess when someone's gone from your life for a while, all you think about are the big things. The big regrets, the could-have, should-haves. Or the big moments, the memories that are going to be wit...
He sounds like a regular Hitler to me, Amy mutters. I wonder what she means by that. Eldest has always taught me that Hitler was a wise, cultured leader for his people. Maybe that's what she means: El...
He doesn’t look like a man who’s contemplating treason. He looks terrified.
Everyone has wounds; everyone pretends they don’t.
But sometimes I look at Phoebe and I think about how she had a bird inside her heart. On the outside, she’s just like everyone else, but I like to think that maybe she carries within her something mag...
But how can I be disappointed in space?