Lina didn't really feel cold but she did feel sad, which was in a way the same.
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)
Two of the guards looked up at us and lost their balance and fell into the water. They grabbed hold of the loaded boats, which made the boats tip and dump their load into the river. The other guards a...
The main thing is to pay attention. Pay close attention to everything, notice what no one else notices. Then you’ll know what no one else knows, and that’s always useful.
Unintended consequences, he thought miserably.He was angry at his anger, the way it surged upand took over.
Tick wanted power. He wanted glory. He wanted war, with himself in command. He had raised his army by attacking his own people.
Lina laughed. So did Doon. A look went between them, like a quick current of electricity
You turned a crazy old guy into an enemy in less than two minutes. YOU did it. You've done it over and over, I've seen you: you approach people like an enemy and bam!, they turn into one, whether they...
She looked powerful, Lina thought, even though she was very short.
People didn't make life, so they can't destroy it. Even if we were to wipe out every bit of life in the world, we can't touch the place life comes from. Whatever made plants and animals and people spr...
It’s for my God, the god of dogs, and snakes and dust mites and albino bears and Siamese twins, the god of stars and starships and other dimensions, the god who loves everyone and makes everything mar...
The people of Ember were just as grubby as the people of Sparks; everyone looked more or less the same.
His vision of the future, already shadowed by anxiety, had just grown several shades darker.
A person who thought he knew everything simply didn't understand how much there was to know.
We were underground', she said. 'Not just the pipeworks, everything!
Crystal didn’t like delays. She was a fast-moving, efficient person, and when her way was blocked, she became very tense and spoke with her lips in two hard lines.
Down the stone steps to the windswept beach, her raven tresses flowing out behind her. She scanned the empty sands, and when she saw no sign of Blaine, a great cry of anguish escaped her lips. She cou...
This world was huge. There must be another place in it for the people of Ember.
What are those?
The main thing is to pay attention. Pay close attention to everything, noticewhat no one else notices. Then you'll know what no one else knows, andthat's always useful.
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