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1 " Pain can kill, all on its own: the body goes into shock and shuts down. "
― Teri Terry , Slated (Slated, #1)
2 " No. I remember. So long as I don't think about it too much, my hands and feet take over; some memory locked into muscle that my brain has nothing to do with.I know how to drive. And I'm better at it than he is. "
3 " It is one thing to ask questions; what do you do with the answers? "
4 " Use the fear; feed the anger. "
5 " Simple is hard enough. Who needs complicated? "
6 " ...to form something greater than the sum of its parts. "
7 " I was told very sternly at the hospital to avoid boys at all costs. Mess up your levels.""Oh, they do that!" Amy laughs. "Probably best to leave them alone for a while. The secret, though, is to start with one you're not that bothered about."What is the point in that? "
8 " And wait for the bus in grey drizzle, arms folded tight around myself, shivering against cold that falls from the sky and sinks deep in my bones. "
9 " A high tower, like Rapunzel's, but this has no windows, nowhere to lower my hair. "
10 " But soon I forget all they are being and doing and saying, and stare out the window. "
11 " He finds a tissue in his pocket and holds it out. I press it against my lip. Pull it away and look at it. Bright red, though not much of it. I've had worse.Have I? "
12 " You all are as exciting as watching paint dry. Introduce yourselves before we all die of old age. "
13 " And think about things, I do: late that night. All through school the next day, wandering to classes, unaware of my surroundings. "