“It is war now, and armies need symbols.”

“Because?' I prompt'Because I'm sorry, but I can't help it, and I really need to kiss you right now.”

“I'm used to a feeling of doubleness, of thinking one thing and having to do another, a constant tug-of-war.”

“I need to live my life in the light of their deaths. I need to live.”

“I need him to know that I came for him. I need him to know that somehow, at some point in the tunnels, I began to love him.”

“They say that the cure for love will make me happy and safe forever. And I’ve always believed them. Until now. Now everything has changed. Now, I’d rather be infected with love for the tiniest sliver of a second than live a hundred years smothered by a lie”

“That is what Alex is now: a shadow-boy”