We have an hour before we have to leave," Cray said. "So I thought I might tell you a little about myself. I thought it might pass the time." "I'm not really all that interested," Alex said.

The worst time to feel alone is when you're in a crowd.

…my life has been a remarkable one. Maybe one day someone will write a book about me . . .” "I’ve never much cared for horror stories.

You must have been going very fast." "I was, until I hit the fence.

We live in an age when there is no room for the impossible.

Inside every fat man, there's a thin man trying to get out.

Once you get into the world of dystopia, it's hard to avoid plagiarism, because other people have had such powerful visions.