Dead people can be our heroes because they can't disappoint us later; they only improve over time, as we forget more and more about them.

I don't want to try to live up to someone who's created something so incredible. I'm just trying to focus on what I'm doing and what I do best. It's sometimes hard to focus in and only think about my books rather than how they measure up to someone else's.

In our factions, we find meaning, we find purpose, we find life.

You can't be fearless, remember? Because you still care about things. About your life.

But I think that no matter how smart, people usually see what they're already looking for, that's all.

I feel a thread tugging me again, but this time I know that it isn’t some sinister force dragging me toward death. This time I know it’s my mother's hand, drawing me into her arms. And I go gladly into her embrace.

They died for me,” I say. That feels important