“ That was the problem with the outside world, the human world. The whole thing was made up puzzles, of a language she didn't quite speak. Lauren Oliver
“ I'm not ugly but I'm not pretty either. Everything is in-between. I have eyes that aren't green or brown, but a muddle. I'm not thin but I'm not fat either. the only thing you could definitely say abo… Lauren Oliver
“ —And you completely blow me away and rip my world up and everything else, and then you go back to ignoring me.” “I blew you away?” I squeak out before I can stop myself. He stares at me steadily. “You… Lauren Oliver
“ I’ve never really had a party before.” “Why did you have one now?” I say, just to keep him talking. He gives a half laugh. “I thought if I had a party, you would come. Lauren Oliver
“ You do not know what will happen if you take down the walls; you cannot see through to the other side, don't know whether it will bring freedom or ruin, resolution or chaos. It might be paradise or de… Lauren Oliver
“ And then, just at that moment, when I'm no longer sure if I'm dreaming or awake or walking some valley in between where everything you wish for comes true, I feel the flutter of his lips on mine. Lauren Oliver
“ But those are just words, and words are just stories, and eventually, always, stories come to an end. Lauren Oliver
“ He believed in people. He believed that if people could only be shown the right way-the way to health and order, a way to be free of unhappiness-they would make the right choice. They would obey. Lauren Oliver
“ Up and down, up and down, a ladder of choices leading to the next choice, and the next, until suddenly you've run out of choices, and ladder, and you find time as rare and thin as air on a mountain. T… Lauren Oliver
“ Please understand. Please forgive me.I prayed every day for you to be alive, until hope became painful.Don't hate me.I still love you. Lauren Oliver
“ Not gray, exactly. Right before the sun rises there's a moment when the whole sky goes this pale nothing color-not really gray but sort of, or sort of white, and I've always really liked it because it… Lauren Oliver
“ Because I am terrified by what I want: for him, and worst of all, from him. Because I do want. I'm not even sure what, exactly, but the want is there, just like the hate and anger were there before. B… Lauren Oliver
“ Anger is useful only to a certain point. After that, it becomes rage, and rage will make you careless. Lauren Oliver
“ Lies are just stories, and stories are all that matter. We all tell stories. Some are more truthful than others, maybe, but in the end the only thing that counts is what you can make people believe. Lauren Oliver
“ Could it be? Samantha Kingston? Home? On a Friday?” I roll my eyes. “I don’t know. Did you do a lot of acid in the sixties? Could be a flashback.” “I was two years old in 1960. I came too late for the… Lauren Oliver
“ What's poetry?" I've never heard the word before, but I like the sound of it. It sounds elegant and easy, somehow, like a beautiful woman turning in a long dress. Lauren Oliver
