Your father always suspected that being pretty-minded is simply the natural state for most people. They want to be vapid and lazy and vain—Maddy glanced at Tally—and selfish. It only takes a twist to lock in that part of their personalities. He always thought that some people could think their way out of it.

But you know what? It's not my behavior I'm worried about anymore. It's yours.

you just took on five million years of evolution again

We needed to become world-famous soon, while there was still that kind of world to be famous in.

So what are those balloons for? In case you fall off your hoverboard?' -- Tally to Peris

You'd think that in a fight, NOT MOVING would be a bad habit!

I make it a policy never to appear surprised" - Dr Barlow