167 Quotes by Dan Wells

So you went bike riding, then," she said. "Just around town? Out on the forest trails somewhere?""Yes," I said, "we went out to Forman's place."Her face twisted, eyes widening, eyebrows curling, nostrils flaring. It was her "shocked" face, with a dash of "confused." "Really?""Of course not," I said, "but the face you just made almost makes this conversation worth it.

You came to Clayton County searching for your friend,' I said, turning to face Forman. 'You said he'd disappeared forty years ago, and you didn't know why. Well, I do. He did it for love.''Don't play with me,' warned Forman.'Trust me,' I said. 'From one sociopath to another: if you don't understand the reason for something, it's always love.

Usted me preguntó si hacer las conexiones valía la pena, y le prometo: es lo único que vale la pena en el mundo.

We need guilt the same way we need pain—because it reminds us what happened, and it helps us not to do it again.

To us he's like... like scenery, in the background of our lives, but for him, he's the main character. He has a life and a job and a whole story. He's a real person. And to him, we're the background scenery.

I'm on the edge, Neblin, I'm off the edge - I'm over the edge and falling into hell on the other side.''Calm down, John,' he said. 'We can work through this. Just tell me where you are.''I'm down in the cracks of the sidewalks,' I said, 'in the dirt and in the blood, and the ants are looking up and we're damning you all, Neblin. I'm down in the cracks and I can't get out.

The last to fall were the buildings, distant and solemn, the gravestones for an entire world.

You're a hero,' Mom repeated, squeezing my hand and kissing my forehead. 'You saved six lives in that house! Six! Sure, one of them was a creep,' she looked at Lauren, 'but that's what makes it so good. "Love thine enemies."'Lauren smiled at me. 'And don't worry about Curt,' she said. 'We are so broken up.''Six lives,' Mom repeated.But I had been trying to save seven.

How can it be hard and easy at the same time?” asked Omar.“It's like a really tall wall,” said Anja. “It might be hard to climb, but there's no flying crocodiles to fight off while you do it.