“The problems of today's youth were no longer a Sunday supplement, or a news broadcast, or anything so remote and intangible. They were suddenly become a dirty, shivering boy, who told us that in this world we had built for him with our sweat and our blood, he was not only tired of living, but so unscared of dying that he did it daily, sometimes for recreation.” WorldSometimesProblemTodayBoysBloodDyingThis WorldYouthNewsBuiltTiredDirtySundaySweatRecreationSupplementsIntangibleToday's Youth Author:Spider Robinson
“This is what you do now to give your day topography--scan the boxes, read the news, see the chain of your friends reporting about themselves, take the 140-character expository bursts and sift through for the information you need. It's a highly deceptive world, one that constantly asks you to comment but doesn't really care what you have to say. The illusion of participation can sometimes lead to participation. But more often than not, it only leads to more illusion, dressed in the guise of reality.” WorldNeedsGivingSometimesCharacterRealityCareAsksInformationNewsIllusionBoxesChainsCommentParticipationDeceptiveGuise140 CharacterTopography Author:David Levithan
“Sometimes the newly Marked go into shock. The good news is, if this happens to you, you are unlikely to notice, because you will be in shock.” IfsSometimesHappensNewsShockGood NewsUnlikely Book:The Shadowhunter's Codex Source: The Shadowhunter's Codex