The first time I saw you, at the Governor, I handn't been to watch the birds at the border in years. But that's what you reminded me of. You were jumping up, and you were yelling something, and your hair was coming loose from your ponytail, and you were so fast..." He shakes his head. "Just a flash, and then you were gone, Exactly like a bird.
Lauren OliverYou have to go forward: It's the only way. You have to go forward no matter what happens. This is the universal law.
Lauren OliverNo one can tell us no. No one can make us stop. We have picked each other and the rest of the world can go to hell.
Lauren OliverMaybe this is the secret to talking to boys--maybe you just have to be angry all the time.
Lauren OliverWe're on the other side of the fence now, Lena,' she says, tiredly, as she passes. "Don't you get it? You can't tell me what to feel.
Lauren OliverWhat does it feel like to be infected?" "I-- I can't describe it." I force the words out. Can't breathe, can't breathe, can't breathe. His skin smells like smoke from a wood fire, like soap, like heaven. I imagine tasting his skin; I imagine biting his lips. "I want to know." His words are a whisper, barely audible. "I want to know with you.
Lauren Oliver