Evelyn > Evelyn's Quotes

“If you ain’t scared… you ain’t human.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Shouldn't someone give a pep talk or something?" Minho asked, pulling Thomas's attention away from Alby.
"Go ahead," Newt replied.
Minho nodded and faced the crowd. "Be careful," he said dryly. "Don't die.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Just follow me and run like your life depends on it. Because it does.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“I don't think there is a right or wrong anymore. Only horrible and not-quite-so-horrible.”
― James Dashner, The Death Cure

“He whipped out his sheet, then pulled it over himself and wrapped it tightly around his face like an old woman in a shawl.
'How do I look?'
'Like the ugliest shanky girl I’ve ever seen,' Minho responded. 'You better thank the gods above you were born a dude.'
'Thanks.”
― James Dashner, The Scorch Trials

“Hunger.
It's like an animal trapped inside you, Thomas thought.”
― James Dashner, The Scorch Trials

“When it comes to individual destiny, there is no power greater in the universe then the conviction of the human soul to make a choice.”
― James Dashner

“Quit voting me down before you even think about what I'm saying.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“I'm either really, really brave or really, really stupid.”
― James Dashner, The Journal of Curious Letters

“Oh, I'm good. Seriously, after all these years, you'd think I would stop amazing myself. But here I am, still doing it.”
― James Dashner, The Kill Order

“I watched as that kid died. In his last few seconds there was pure terror in his eyes. You can't do that. You can't do that to a person. I don't care what anybody tells me, I don't care how many people go crazy and die, I don't care if the whole shuck human race ends. Even if that was the only thing that had to happen to find the cure, I'd still be against it.”
― James Dashner, The Death Cure

“What was the point of even having a conversation when words couldn't be trusted?”
― James Dashner, The Death Cure

“Can’t take a chance that one day, in one spot, somewhere, an exit might appear. We can’t give up. Ever.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Please, Tommy, Please.”
― James Dashner, The Death Cure

“You will and should do everything in your power to improve your actual writing skills. You’ll work hard to create characters that are compelling and unforgettable. But in the end, it’s the story that matters. Don’t ever let the other stuff get in the way of your inherent skills as a kick-butt storyteller. Move the reader, make them happy and sad and excited and scared. Make them stare into space after they’ve put the book down, thinking about the tale that’s become a part of them. Be unpredictable, be real, be interesting. Tell a good story.”
― James Dashner

“Order," Newt continued. "Order. You say that bloody word over and over in your shuck head. Reason we're all sane around here is 'cause we work our butts off and mantain order. Order's the reason we put Ben out--can't have loonies runnin' around tryin' to kill people, now can we? Order. Last thing we need is you screwin' that up.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Scared. That’s good. A fine soldier is always scared. Makes you normal. It’s how you respond to it that makes or breaks you.”
― James Dashner, The Kill Order

“You're either the bravest kid I've ever met or plain crazy.”
― James Dashner, The Death Cure

“They called you the Glue"
"The Glue?"
"Yeah. Probably because you're kind of the glue that holds us all together”
― James Dashner, The Scorch Trials

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
― Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey

“Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That's the problem.”
― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.”
― Josh Billings

“You can judge a man's true character by the way he treats his fellow animals.”
― Paul McCartney

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.”
― Anatole France

“If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans.”
― James Herriot , All Creatures Great and Small

“Animals don't hate, and we're supposed to be better than them.”
― Elvis Presley

“Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day.
It is amazing how much love and laughter they bring into our lives and even how much closer we become with each other because of them.”
― John grogan, Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog

“If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience.”
― Woodrow Wilson