“Rachel ran over, grabbed Marco by the shoulders, and gave him a good hard shake. "Come on, you big baby, say it - free or dead!" "Yeah, yeah, free or dead," Marco said. Then he laughed. "Rachel, you do know you're insane, right?" "Yes, but she's a Packard Foundation Outstanding Student who's insane," Cassie chimed in. "I'm sure the Yeerks will be impressed," Marco said.” WarAliensAnimorphsChild Soldiers Book:The Change Source: The Change
“I was shaking and scared by the time I reached the office. It wasn't so much for me. I guess at some level I didn't care all that much if I lived or died right then. I just worried about blowing it somehow. For the others. For my friends. I guess it's true what they always say about combat soldiers. They may start out fighting for their country, but they end up fighting for the guy next to them in the foxhole. I didn't so much care about the fate of the human race at that moment. I wasn't human. I was a hawk. But I cared about Jake, and Cassie, and Marco, and Ax-man, and Rachel. Always Rachel.” LoveWarFriendshipAnimorphs Book:The Pretender Source: The Pretender
“I was going to have to hunt him down. I was going to hunt him down and destroy him. No, not destroy. That was a weasel word. It was vague, meaningless. I was going to kill him.” WarMurderAnimorphs Book:The Solution Source: The Solution
“The Yeerks must not be allowed to think that they can use hostages against us." "Aren't you kind of missing the point?" Cassie said quietly. "I thought the point was to save Bek." "No," Toby said. "The point is to defeat the Yeerks. We must be strong. Once we free a Hork-Bajir, he must never be taken again." "Do you think the Yeerks will respect you? They won't. They'll come after you harder," Cassie pointed out. Toby nodded. "That is true. But the Hork-Bajir will respect themselves. A fool is strong so that others will see. A wise person is strong for himself. The Hork-Bajir will be strong for the Hork-Bajir. That way, when the Yeerks are all gone, we will still be strong.” WarSurvivalAnimorphs Book:The Pretender Source: The Pretender