Quotes by Gemma Malley

But sometimes they all craved a little bit of danger, of excitement, of meaning, even if only to reinforce how very comfortable and secure their lives really were.

Curiosity also makes a great student.

It was his eyes, so challenging and with a piercing look about them. They were eyes that trusted in nothing and they made her uncomfortable around him, self-conscious.

I am just a leaf. Just a leaf falling from the tree so that a new bud may grow.

More question. You know that curiosity killed the cat?

The trouble with science geeks, as you call them, is that hey put discovery before anything else. It was a science geek who discovered the atom bomb. He didnt intend to cause mass murder, but he did nonetheless.

Forever isnt important-its now that counts. Doing the right thing.

I know that we have to live each moment because we won’t be here for ever, and that I wouldn’t want to be anyway, because knowing something’s going to end makes you appreciate it more, makes you want to savour every moment.And I know that I won’t sign the Declaration, even if it makes me different, even if it makes me suspicious. Because no one needs to live for ever.I think that sometimes you can outstay your welcome.

You must question everything. You have to always ask why, and if you do not understand the answer, you ask again.

“I love you Anna Covey, he said, his voice barely audible. And slowly, clumsily, he leant forward, and his lips found hers, and Anna felt him kiss her awkwardly, she knew that she wasnt a Surplus any more. And nor was Peter.”

“He said that we belonged together because he was born with a flower and I was born with a butterfly and that flowers and butterflies need each other for survival.”