Dan Wells Quotes - Page 3

Life comes from death, and weakness teaches us strength.

The last to fall were the buildings, distant and solemn, the gravestones for an entire world.

My wit is like your legs," said Xochi. " It would be selfish of me to keep it hidden.

Humans aren't defined by death, and they're not defined by what they lack. They're defined by their connections.

When our ancestors were attacked at Pearl Harbor, they called it a day that would live in infamy. The day the Partials attacked us with the RM Virus will not live in anything, because there will be none of us left to remember it." -President David R. Cregan, March 21, 2065, in a press conference at the White House. Three hours later he hanged himself.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Even a paranoid clock is being followed twice a day.

If you have the strength to whine, you have the strength to do something about it.

Manhattan was a no-man's land, empty, an unofficial demilitarized zone between Partials and the human survivors. No one was supposed to be here, not because it was forbidden but because it was dangerous. If something happened to you out here, either side could get you, and neither side could protect you.

If you want to survive in this world, you need to stop asking why people work together, and just start working together.

I'd rather know how you feel than hope and wonder and delude myself for weeks on end.

If my life had no meaning there was no reason not to end it.

You don't get a life until you make one worth living.

If you can't know the truth, said Isolde, live the most awesome lie you can think off.

I've never been this wet in my life, " said Kira. "Even immersed in a bathtub I swear I was dryer than I am now. " "Look on the bright side, " said Marcus. Kira waited. "This is the point at which you would traditionally suggest a bright side. " "I've never been a real traditional guy," said Marcus. "Besides, I'm not saying I know a bright side, I just think this would be a great time to look at one.

Jayden laughed grimly. 'Press the attack and hope for the best.' 'Hope is not a strategy,' said Kira 'It's not plan A,' said Jayden, 'and it shouldn't be plan B, but it is every plan C that has ever been made.

This book is dedicated to the rule breakers, the troublemakers, and the revolutionaries. Sometimes the hand that feeds you needs a good bite.

I'd made a long list of exceptions to cover the area between "ignoring her completely" and "abducting her at knifepoint.

I'm going to cure RM." Marcus laughed. "I wondered when someone would finally get around to that. It's been on my to-do list for ages, but you know how things are: Life gets so busy, and saving the human race is such an inconvenience.

Here was something that I did all the time, and thought nothing of it, and it turns out the rest of the world thinks it's completely reprehensible. That's when I knew I needed to change, so I started making rules. The first one was; Don't mess with animals.

I guess all we have left are awesome dreams.

I'd like to think humans have a stronger sense of justice than the random forces of nature do.