Hellbent (Orphan X, #3)

by Gregg Hurwitz

Van Sciver’s top priority was to stamp out wayward Orphans.

When it came to Evan’s work, they had settled on an unspoken and uncomfortable policy of don’t ask, don’t tell.

“Remember what Confucius say: ‘Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.’”

“I’m a defective model of a classified government weapon. I got pulled off the assembly line.” “Meaning?” “I washed out, okay? I didn’t make it.” “Who was your handler?” “Orphan Y,” she said. “Charles Van Sciver.”

Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.’”

If you don’t know what you don’t know, how can you know what to learn?

“A parent, they are only as happy as their least happy child,”

“I’m not saying it’s easy. I’m saying it’s worth doing. Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”

“If you’ve got nothing worth dying for, you’ve got nothing worth living for.”

Jack had always taught Evan that the hard part wasn’t being a killer. The hard part was staying human.