Deathless Divide (Dread Nation, #2)

by Justina Ireland

But the problem about starting a new life is you bring your old self with you.

But when I am dressed and looking my best, I feel like I actually have power over something. And even the smallest feeling of security is a comfort

“Maman said that a person becomes whatever they need to be to survive. And that is what I think we are, Jane. Not

Men have been giving me that smile my entire life. I do not return it.

“Sometimes, when the world doesn’t make sense, it’s easier to pretend like there are other forces at work. But there ain’t. That’s just life.”

He is trying to protect me, in the simple way men are always trying to protect women: by stealing away their freedom.