Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1)

by Neal Shusterman

Hope in the shadow of fear is the world’s most powerful motivator.

Which meant that no one person was more important than any other. In fact, in the grand scheme of things, everyone was equally useless.

The greatest achievement of the human race was not conquering death. It was ending government.

Love remained mortal, while we became eternal.