The Dead of the Night (Tomorrow, #2)

by John Marsden

‘Well, I’ve been thinking, adults often look so unhappy and depressed, as though life’s so complicated and so much trouble. And they seem to have stuffed the world up for us. I know being our age isn’t always fun, and we have problems too, but I don’t think they’re as bad as adult ones.’

Sometimes they’re like a gift, when you feel love or happiness. Sometimes they’re a curse.’

Better to be in chains with the people you love than lonely and free.

The only thing I’m confident about is that I’m not confident about anything.

‘I mean that the more confident people are about their beliefs, the more likely they are to be wrong. It’s the ones who are so certain, so black and white, the ones who never consider that they could be wrong or that anyone else could be right, they’re the ones who scare me. When you’re not confident at least you keep checking what you do and asking yourself if you’re on the right track.