Quotes by Lia Habel

No, not really. But …” Okay, I couldn’t help but gloat a little. “She likes me.”Samedi didn’t even look at me. “Well of course, you’ve had that bloody uniform on all day. I was half ready to tell you how much I liked you.

Returning my voice to a conversational level, I called back, “Nora, I’m notattempting to embarrass you or single you out. I know you’re capable. But stay behind Chas, okay? You die, you d i e permanently, and for various reasons that we’ve already gotten angsty about together, I don’t want that to happen.”“Okay, okay,” she sighed.“Angsty?” Chas asked. “Ooh! Later, details!”“Yes, later.” With that, I waved the team forward.

I was terribly, painfully present in the world, and so far removed from it.

She nodded and reached out to take my hand again. I turned to look at her fully, I didnt want to say it, but I felt I should. Id never had a chance to say it to my sisters, to my mother and Id always regretted it. Just in case, I said, leaning down. For once the Laz remained respectful. It didnt want her. I wanted her. Knitting my fingers into her curls, I kissed her forehead. I limited myself to one word this time. Goodbye.

See, they say it’s ‘survival of the fittest’, but you and I really know that it’s ‘survival of the most heavily armed

No. No more surprises. No more secrets. Or so help me, I will rip off your own leg and beat you with it.

What about mold, Tom reminded her. Fuzziness on a girl is never attractive.

What makes us the strongest tribe on the continent is the fact that a group that opposes these values--a group that would have mankind remain in the new dark ages--is permitted to grow, permitted to exist...and, after it becomes a violent terrorist organization, is allowed to live on it own lands, taken out of the lands of those it has attacked and continues to attack! He had to stop speaking then--the applause was louder than even his amplified voice. They expect that fear will drive us to become like them...closed-minded, blind, angry. Our society will remain open and free so long as I am standing upright, he continued, once the applause died down.