I guess sometimes you have to lie to find the truth.

God, you mean I lost my virginity to the apocalypse?" Morgan sighed again. "The whole thing was really embarrassing; my parents sent me to Brooklyn when they found out." She shrugged. "I thought I’d be safe in a gay bar, okay? What were you doing in there anyway?" Lace looked at me sidelong. "You were where?" I took a sip of beer, swallowed it. "I, uh, hadn’t been in the city...very long. I didn’t know.

It didn't matter what you looked like. It was how you carried yourself, how you saw yourself.

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

However stupid the choice seemed, Shay had made it with her eyes open, and had respected Tally's choice to stay.

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

I know what it’s like to be manipulated, Aya-la. And I know what it’s like to be in danger. While your city was building you mansions to live in, my friends and I have been protecting this planet. We’ve spilled more blood than you have flowing in your veins. So don’t try to make me feel guilty! -Tally Youngblood, Extras