Quotes from Laura Campbell

My mother's lips stopped trembling right before she spoke. "Because that means they lose something they aren't willing to: their power. Everyone protects what they aren't willing to lose." As I looked out at the horizon and the Circles and realized how true it was. We weren't willing to lose the lives the Republic stole. The Protectors risked their lives for the chance to steal them back.

Hey, 27. Way to skip HistCulture and almost die. Classy." "Yeah," I said, matching her nonchalant tone. "It was so much fun. You should try it sometime. Did the drone…?" "Leave yet? Yes. Did it mean to fly in our airspace? My opinion is no, which I'm writing up in this report that will most likely be ignored," Eva sighed.

That's because you don't believe in this, and you don't -" I cut him off as I screamed. "Don't say it again! I care!" "But not enough," he said screaming back… and in a voice that was much quieter, more concluding, more condemning, and more disgusted, "Not enough.

Look, I don't want you to do this because of what I said. I need you to know that I care." I would have laughed at the irony of my next words if they didn't sting as I spoke them. "But not enough, Collin. Not enough.

I closed my eyes and laughed, feeling that at least that made them a little more human than I imagined. But only a little. I kept my eyes focused on the door, not moving as he spoke again. "People find what they are looking for, Aislyn. See if you find it. See if it makes your heart beat faster and makes your soul fight for something. Be curious enough to find a reason to be brave, and bravery will find you.