Quotes from James Dashner

You won't figure out anything if you give in to fear.

Are they changed because they want to go back to their old life, or is it because they're so depressed at realizing their old life was no better than what we have now?

He wasn't dead. Unless the afterlife was just a crappy room of blackness.

I'm so scared of going crazy. I can already feel it happening. Things look weird, sound weird. Out of the blue I'll start thinking about stuff that doesn't make any sense. Sometimes the air around me feels... hard. I don't even know what that means, but it's scary. I'm definitely starting. The Flare's taking my brain to hell.

WICKED was never going to stop. They were never, never going to stop.

The number one Runner rule: "Never. Stop. Running

If you want to throw me in jail for trying to save someone's life, then go ahead. Next time I promise I'll point at them and laugh.

We're all going a little craz—" He stopped; he couldn't possibly say anything worse. "I mean …" "Just shut it," Newt said. "I know something's started in my head. I don't feel right. But you don't need to worry your buggin' panties off.

The Creators," Minho said; then he spat on the floor. "I'm gonna break your faces!

He shouted her name again, and in his mind he saw Chuck, falling to the ground, covered in blood, and Newt's bulging eyes. Three of the closest friends he'd ever had. And WICKED had taken them all away from him.

This sucks." "Smartest thing you've said yet, Greenie.

The kid was his brother in every way but blood - without him, Thomas would've broken long ago.

for now, almost was good enough

That's better," Mino said with a satisfied nod. "Anybody else wanna pee their pants and cry for their mommy?

I'm so sorry," he whispered to her, knowing she couldn't hear. I'm so sorry." Her mouth moved, working to speak, and he leaned in to make out what she was trying to say. "Me ... too," she whispered. "I only ever ... cared for...

I don't know who you people are, but I hope you're happy. I hope you get a real buggin' kick out of watching us suffer. And then you can die and go to hell. This is on you.

You have a knack for trying to get yourself killed!

Did a bloody Griever come out and ask for a snog?

You wanna cry all day about what's happened, fine. But that's not what a leader does. A leader figures out where to go and what to do after that's done.

The rain fell in torrents, like God had sucked up the ocean and spit it out over their heads in fury.

There's something really creepy about the doors being open," Mark whispered. "And it's so dark inside the rooms." "What's your point?" Alec asked. "Ready to turn around and go home?" "No. Just saying that you should go in first.

And we want to make sure that something is done to salvage what's left of this beautiful race called humans.

He forced himself forward trying to seem innocent without acting like someone who was guilty who was trying to act innocent.

It's your incalculable ability to trust others that has always touched me. And I'm sorry to have taken advantage of it so many times" - Dr. Paige