The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1)

by Rick Yancey

He had given in to hope, and that will kill you. It kills you before you die. Long before you die.

And humans think. They plan. They dream, and then they make the dream real.

“God doesn’t call the equipped, son. God equips the called. And you have been called.”

And you will be my battlefield.

Cruelty isn’t a personality trait. Cruelty is a habit.

Oh, look, my belt even has a holster for one of those ten-inch, wicked-looking knives! Hi there, ten-inch, wicked-looking knife.

We’re here, and then we’re gone, and it’s not about the time we’re here, but what we do with the time.