You're insane!" she shouted. "Pretty cool, huh?" "No!"Tally yelled. "Why didn't you tell me it was broken?" Shay shrugged. "More fun that way?" "More fun?" Her heart beating fast,her vision strangely clear. She was full of anger and relief and...joy. "Well, kind of. But you suck!

I don't want to hurt you but I will if I have too - Tally Youngblood

As one does a bear riding a bicycle. One sees it so rarely. (Spoken by Volger, on Deryn)

Surely no one would ever use such a weapon against a city." "There are no limits in war," Volger said, still staring out the window.

Sometimes, the hardest thing was doing nothing.

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.

your not alone, Tally. Don't pretend you are