“ Resentment increased on both sides, until any little accident could flare up into a fight. Jeanne DuPrau
“ It wasn't because they had extraordinary powers, really, but because of how well they used the ordinary powers everyone had: the power of courage, the power of kindness, the powers of curiosity and kn… Jeanne DuPrau
“ Can't it be stopped? said Lina. She shifted around under her blanket, trying to find a place to sit where rocks weren't digging into her.Maybe it can be stopped at the beginning, Maddy said. If someon… Jeanne DuPrau
“ The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren't the master of yourself. Anger is. Jeanne DuPrau
“ Kept talking about how she's studying every holy book she can get her hands on, aiming to understand God's word. I quoted St. Augustine to her. 'If you understand it, it isn't God.' Gave her a cup of… Jeanne DuPrau
“ What you get is what you get. What you DO with what you get, though...that's more the point, wouldn't you say -Doon's Father Jeanne DuPrau
“ Lina laughed. So did Doon. A look went between them, like a quick current of electricity Jeanne DuPrau
“ Wouldn't it be strange, she thought, to have a blue sky? But she liked the way it looked. It would be beautiful - a blue sky. Jeanne DuPrau
“ Tick wanted power. He wanted glory. He wanted war, with himself in command. He had raised his army Jeanne DuPrau
“ Every time she thought about him, she felt a thud of pain, like a bruised place inside her. Jeanne DuPrau
“ That's the city I see in my dreams, Poppy. It isn't like Ember at all. The sky is light and the buildings are tall and sort of sparkle. (Lina) Jeanne DuPrau
