“Doc begs me for the wires to fix the pump.We should at least keep putting the hormones in the water," he insists, "so that they don't start mating with relatives.""Most people don't want to commit incest," I say dryly.”

“I can't be the kind of leader you want me to," he says. "I will never, ever be the kind of leader you want me to be. And I will be better because of it.”

“Don't you see? Those monsters you've been so worried about. Not aliens. People. The monsters have always been people.”

“She holds the brightly colored wires in her hand. "Well, that did the trick," she says, smiling.”

“If we don't have that, what do we have to live for? Does it matter if it's a lie if it keeps us alive?”

“Elder mocked me for praying once, and i spent an hour berating him for that. He ended up throwing up his hands, laughing, and telling me i could believe whatever i wanted if i was going to hold onto my beliefs so hard.”

“He blinks. Touches the side of my face, near my eyes. My eyes that are blue now, not green. With oval irises."I'm still me," I say, because my greatest fear now is that he doesn't want a hybrid Amy.He cocks an eyebrow. "You think I care if your eyes are blue or green? I just care about you." His hand slips down my arm, and he wraps his pinky finger around mine."You came back to me," I say, my voice breaking over unshead tears of joy."I'll always come back to you," he tells me pulling me close.Always.”