“They were never scared of the kids who might die, or the empty spaces they would leave behind. They were afraid of us-the ones who lived.”

“I can't do this anymore," I cried, "Why won't you just leave me alone?"Because you would never leave me.”

“Well, have you ever thought of bathing?' I asked, turning away. 'No one wants to hire a wizard who smells worse than their outhouse. And who knows what creatures are living in that hair?”

“But hey, what's life without a little adversity?"That had to have been the fakest attempt at optimism since my fourth grade teacher tried reasoning that we were better off without the dead kids in our class because it'd mean more turns on the playground swings for the rest of us.”

“Don’t be scared. Don’t let them see.”

“I'm a monster, you know. I'm one of the dangerous ones.No you aren't, he promised. Your one of us.”

“The Darkest Minds tend to hide behind the most unlikely faces.”