“But it's always taking a risk, when you ... kiss someone new.”

“Maybe they didn't want you to realize that every civilization has its weakness. There's always one thing we depend on. And if someone takes it away all that's left is some story in a history class.”

“It doesn't take much convincing to make someone believe they're better than everyone else.”

“It's not the way Zane looks, David," she said, her voice trembling with anger. "It's because he makes me bubbly, and because we took a lot of risks together. It could just as easily be me lying there, and he would stay with me if it was.""It's just programming!" "No. It's because I love him.”

“maybe when you look at your face 50 times its really not that interesting anymore”

“It's not the traveling that takes courage Tally. I've done much longer trips on my own. It's leaving home.”

“Your father always suspected that being pretty-minded is simply the natural state for most people. They want to be vapid and lazy and vain—Maddy glanced at Tally—and selfish. It only takes a twist to lock in that part of their personalities. He always thought that some people could think their way out of it.”