I hated this. I hated knowing what I wanted and knowing what was right and knowing they weren't the same thing.

Aren't you afraid?' 'Of what?' 'Of losing yourself.' 'That's what I'm hoping for.

I can't really believe that it's over. "I'll speak for her." Every face turns to where Sean Kendrick stands a little apart from the crowd, his arms crossed. "This island runs on courage, not blood," he says. His face is turned towards me, but his eyes are on Eaton and his groups. In the hush after he speaks, I can hear my heart thudding in my ears.

Scent is the strongest tie to memory.

I'm fascinated about how past events shape our perception of current events and how they make us the people we are.

Ronan kept staring at Whelk. He was good at staring. There was something about his stare that took something from the other person.

Looking at him like that, I felt like I needed something from him, or somebody, and that probably meant that he also needed something from me, or somebody, but the revelation was like looking at spots on a slide. Knowing that it meant something to somebody wasn't the same as it meaning something to you.