The Toll (Arc of a Scythe, #3)

by Neal Shusterman

“Time is never of the essence until someone decides that it is.”

“You can whisper, and people will still hear thunder,” Mendoza told him. “Trust me.”

“I like the idea of communication tethering you to a single spot,” Tenkamenin told Anastasia. “It forces you to give every conversation the attention it deserves.”