I’d rather eat out of a can than be strangled by a faction.

You may have succeeded in shutting down the attack simulation, girl, but it was by luck alone, not skill. I would die of shock if you managed to do anything useful again for a long time" This is the Marcus that Tobias knows. The one who knows right where to hit to cause the most damage.

I love you." He frowns. "Say it again." "Tobias," I say. "I love you.

Come on,'he says.' I have something else to show you.

It would be stupid to confide your entire plan to one person. It’s infinitely smarter to give little pieces of it to each person working with you. That way, if someone betrays you, the loss isn’t too great.

Seeing people who are actually reading your book and listening to the wide variety of reactions they have to it, is really special.

If Eric thinks I did something right, I must have done it wrong.