Illuminae (The Illuminae Files #1)

by Amie Kaufman

Sure, the story kicks off with the deaths of thousands of people, but god forbid there be cussing in it, right?

In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. —Orwell

And then I said, “I’m bleeding,” and she said, “Shut up, I’m not talking to you,” so I just kinda concentrated on not dying. There

you deserve every star in the galaxy laid out at your feet and a thousand diamonds in your hair. You deserve someone who’ll run with you as far and as fast as you want to. Holding your hand, not holding you back.

< ERROR > AM I NOT MERCIFUL?

PART OF BEING ALIVE IS HAVING LIFE CHANGE US. THE PEOPLE AROUND US, THE EVENTS WE LIVE THROUGH, ALL OF THEM SHAPE US. AND THAT’S WHAT I THINK YOU’RE AFRAID OF. MAYBE NOT OF DYING. BUT OF THIS YOU, THE YOU YOU’VE BECOME, CEASING TO EXIST.