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1 " Negative."Mouth closed, politely. "
― Josin L. McQuein , Arclight (Arclight, #1)
2 " We unify. We include.""But humans like being individuals.""We know," Rue said. He pushes off the ground with his foot, starting the swing into a slow sway. "We didn't understand-individuals like being lonely.""It's not lonely." Hopefully he can't tell I'm lying. "
3 " Light is safety; light is lifeThe first rule of the Arclight. "
4 " Fire and light. With all our safety measures, and all our weapons, it's the primitive things that keep us safe. "
5 " Priority target... no way is that a good thing. "
6 " Do you have any matches?""What for?" The suspicion is back in his voice. That's the Tobin I know and lo-Well, that's the Tobin I know, anyway. "
7 " Someone's attention shouldn't have a physical weight, but it does. Hate's a heavy burden; hope is worse. "
8 " I know one thing about the place I came from,' I say. 'We didn't eat dessert.''Then you came from a horrible and backward place and must stay here out of self-preservation. "
9 " What sense is there in ending another life when we’re trying to keep the world from dying? "
10 " She wants to know why she can’t hear you,” Rue explains. “I told her your voice has been lost, so she’s keeping your hand until it comes back. "
11 " I wasn’t home. Home wasn’t that bed and that pain. Home didn’t hurt. There were no strangers who hid their faces or their voices from me. Home held no secrets. "
12 " You cannot murder someone in the Safe Room, okay? "
