283 Quotes by Hugh Howey

They say bad things come in threes, but I don’t think that’s true. I think bad things keep right on coming. They don’t stop. They’ll never stop. It’s just too depressing to keep counting, so we start over after the third bad thing.

The futility, dread, and exhaustion from the day before were gone. All that remained was a small twinge of fear that these dour feelings could return, that this exuberant elation was a temporary high, that if she stopped, if she thought on it too long, it would spiral away and leave her dark and moody once more.

We tend to discover only those things we seek.

I was beautiful, once, you know.’ Mrs. Crowe withdrew her hands and folded them in her lap. ‘Once that’s gone, once it leaves us for good, no one will ever see it again.

The talk wasn’t necessary. They could just be.

I’m coming for you. I’m coming home, I’m coming to clean.

The chewy meat center of their big ol’ spacesicle.

She used to admire people who stood out, but now she could feel herself wary of them.

There aren’t any rules about how long you gotta know someone to know you love them.