59 Quotes by Jeanne DuPrau

People didn't make life, so they can't destroy it. Even if we were to wipe out every bit of life in the world, we can't touch the place life comes from. Whatever made the plants and animals and people spring up in the first place will always be there, and life will spring up again.

Wouldn't it be strange, she thought, to have a blue sky? But she liked the way it looked. It would be beautiful - a blue sky.

She loved to run. She could run forever. And she loved exploring every nook and cranny of the city, which was what a messenger got to do.

Why, if its going to be allright, do we see it getting worse every day?

What you need to learn, children, is the difference between right and wrong in every area of life. And once you learn the difference, you must always choose the right.

What was the power that turned the worm into a moth? It was greater than any power the Builders had had, he was sure of that. The power that ran the city of Ember was feeble by comparison...

How can you stand to do it? The poor little mouse!"Grover shrugged. "It's nature," he said. "Nature likes the snake just as much as the mouse.

There is so much darkness in Ember, Lina. It’s not just outside, it’s inside us, too. Everyone has some darkness inside. It’s like a hungry creature. It wants and wants and wants with a terrible power. And the more you give it, the bigger and hungrier it gets.

The main thing to do is pay attention. Pay close attention to everything, notice what no one else notices. Then you’ll know what no one else knows, and that’s always useful.