Gregor the Overlander (Underland Chronicles, #1)

by Suzanne Collins

“These moths are a warning system peculiar to the Underland, I believe. The moment their pattern of flight is disturbed by an intruder, every bat in the area discerns it. I find it so perfect in its simplicity,” he said.

“Courage without caution makes for early death, or so you tell me daily,” said Luxa.

Suddenly he realized they were at war.

The mighty warrior excused himself and changed a diaper.

“The hardest lesson for a soldier to learn is to obey orders he believes are wrong,”

Even if times got bad, he would never again deny himself the possibility that the future might be happy even if the present was painful.

“Hope,” said Vikus. “There are times it will be very hard to find. Times when it will be much easier to choose hate instead. But if you want to find peace, you must first be able to hope it is possible.”