“Jump!" Kyntak yelled."What?" Six shouted incredulously. It was hundreds of meters to the concrete below."Just jump!" Kyntak howled, and he leaped off the fire escape.With only a split second of hesitation, Six followed him. If all else fails, he thought, I can always land on Kyntak to break my fall.”

“I’m somewhat disgusted at myself for thinking such dramatic, girlie thoughts. But I can’t help myself. He rocks my world. You know how parents always say things like, “If all your friends jumped off a cliff, would you jump too?” Well, if Carter jumped off a cliff, I wouldn’t just jump off after him. I’d throw myself over the ledge and dive toward the earth below so I could catch up with him and hold his hand while we plummeted to our deaths.Yeah.I’m that much of a sicko.”

“I jumped at him with a howl, and Al grabbed me by the neck. I clawed at him, and he casually thunked my head into the wall.”

“I'd give anything to make things right for you." He caressed my cheek, my hair, my back. Everywhere he touched, the angry fires cooled. I wished he'd touch my heart. "But I can't. I can help, but the hard work is all up to you. If you don't feel real, no one else can do it for you. I promise, though you've always felt real to me. From the moment I saw you jump off the cliff.""Sometimes I feel like I'm still jumping off the cliff.”

“The revolution lasted six minutes and covered one hundred an twelve meters.”

“I know what you're thinking 'Did he fire six shots or only five?”