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1 " For the first time in his life, Michael understood why real soldiers coming back from real wars often had a hard time getting over the things they'd seen and done. And had done to them. If Michael had a soul, it was starting to leak out of his hopes. "
― James Dashner , The Eye of Minds (The Mortality Doctrine, #1)
2 " Your demons are always with you," Skale answered. His voice seemed even raspier than the day before. "Don't you understand that by now? Always with you, impossible to escape. But you never can guess how they might manifest themselves. "
3 " Who knows the true definition of real? "
4 " Everything is relative.” The man didn’t move a muscle as he spoke. “A knife is a godsend to the man tied in ropes, death to the man in chains. "
5 " You have a gift for making a compliment sound like an insult. "
6 " He let out a short laugh. "You sound like Sherlock Holmes. You gonna pull out a magnifying glass? A pipe, maybe? "
7 " My name is Kaine,' it said. 'And I see all. "
8 " A knife is a godsend to the man tied in ropes, death to the man in chains. "
9 " It’s like we’re on the moon,” Sarah whispered. Michael squeezed her elbow. “Except that we can breathe, there are no stars, and there’s still gravity.” “Yeah, other than that, it’s like we’re on the moon. "
10 " Nothing like a good friend to toss you down a flight of stairs. "
11 " Hey, back to me, guys. I’m supposed to be traumatized, and you’re supposed to be making me feel better. So far, you suck at it. "
12 " Oddly, one of the first thoughts that popped into Michael’s mind was why didn’t these animals mind cooking their friends? Though maybe geese and chickens weren’t on the same social level. "
13 " And despite the fact that they all had their eyes open, every one of them looked dead. "
14 " Hey, buddy, you suck at suicide negotiations. "
15 " Michael literally couldn’t remember the last time he had seen his parents. "
16 " I’d love to see a cheeseburger right about now, though. "
17 " RHCP Digital, an "
18 " His friend’s response was almost instant; Bryson spent even more time than Michael online or in the Coffin—and typed like a secretary filled with three cups of coffee. "
19 " I smell like armpits. "
20 " Good. And I think if we use my Hide-and-Seek program and Michael’s Cloak-and-Dagger, we should be able to avoid that snake for a while. "