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“You forget this from time to time, Molly, but you are not alone. I am here. Your family is here. [...] Not every responsibility is yours.”

Responsibility Family Friends Not Alone Alone But Not Lonely Reliance On Others

Book:Terra Nova

Source: Terra Nova

“He was right. It didn't hurt. There was a feeling in the center of Molly's chest like falling, but it wasn't her that was falling. Instead, every sensation and emotion seemed to tumble out of her, up toward the machine. First her panic ebbed away into it, and then the discomfort of the harness digging into her back. Her fear for her family. Her fear for herself. Her exhaustion. The physical sensations from her body flickered out piece by piece, like someone turning out the lamps in a house. It never hurt, not for a moment. It was the single worst thing she had ever experienced.”

Pain Loss Family Sadness Torture Numb Numbness Numbness Of Feeling

Book:Terra Nova

Source: Terra Nova

“Poking at the memories, at the guilt she felt over her sister, was like prodding a bear that could wake and consume her at any moment.”

Fear Memories Sadness Shame Guilt Memory Melancholy Guilty Conscience

Book:Terra Nova

Source: Terra Nova

“And when you are kept from your home, no matter where you are, you are in a cage.”

Home Impediments Locked Up Cage Held Captive

Book:Terra Nova

Source: Terra Nova

“Identifying who began something like this is like picking out the stone that began an avalanche. It began somewhere, true enough [...] but once it well and truly begins, we are all just stones moving together. One stone rolling down a mountain changes nothing unless others move with it.”

Change Revolution Working Together Movements Avalanche

Book:Terra Nova

Source: Terra Nova

“I always hate this part," Ariel said softly beside Molly. "This moment on the cusp of greater things. The waiting is almost worse than being in the midst of it all.”

Waiting Change Patience Change The World Patience And Timing

Book:Terra Nova

Source: Terra Nova

“I guess that's more about me than about you, [...] I mean, me wanting you to have a name I can use. Wanting you to be he or she. You aren't those things, and you don't have to be.”

Identity Acceptance Name Gender Identity Identity Crisis

Book:Terra Nova

Source: Terra Nova

“If it's a monster, we made it that way.”

Agency Accountability Monster Monsters Within

Book:Dominion

Source: Dominion

“I do not need your guilt, nor do I care for it. This is not about you. If you feel guilty, then use that to change things for the better. Otherwise, your feelings mean nothing.”

Guilt Injustice Selflessness Actions Speak Louder Than Words Actions Over Words Fight For Freedom Rights Freedom

Book:Dominion

Source: Dominion

“Her father huffed. "Take Rory with you too. He's better at this sneaking around stuff than you are." "Always knew I'd make you proud, Da," Rory said.”

Humor Funny Comedy Sneaking Around Proud Father

Book:Terra Nova

Source: Terra Nova

“Rory, can you pick the lock?" "Really, Moll?" Rory said. "I know I can be irresponsible, but I'm not a bloody cat burglar. Of course I can't pick the lock!”

Humor Comedy Irresponsible Cat Burglary Picking Locks

Book:Terra Nova

Source: Terra Nova

“She closed her eyes. She wasn't sure if it was sleep that waited for her there or simply the darkness on the inside of her eyelids. She retreated into that blank darkness and wondered how it could feel so horrible to feel nothing at all.”

Darkness Sadness Depression Sadness Loneliness Sadness Feeling Ache

Book:Terra Nova

Source: Terra Nova