Wild Child, Book 1 Quotes

“Maybe you’re right,” Kyle said. While Kyle drove, he was deep in thought, trying to grapple with the future. Briana’s future. So, the green water had saved her again today. But what about tomorrow? And the next day? And the next? What was she going to do, just keep coming back to the lake and swimming down to the bottom for her green-water fix, like some sort of aquatic vampire? And what about school? She was supposed to leave for State in another week. It was a three-hour drive away. What was she going to do then?”
― Mike Wells, Wild Child, Book 1: A Teenage Sci-Fi Conspiracy Thriller

“Briana watched him for a moment and then looked back out her window. “You don’t know what you’re missing, Kyle.”
― Mike Wells, Wild Child, Book 1: A Teenage Sci-Fi Conspiracy Thriller

“He glanced over at her, wondering if she had considered any of this. There was a peaceful smile on her face, her hair blowing in the wind. She seemed to have not a trouble in the world.”
― Mike Wells, Wild Child, Book 1: A Teenage Sci-Fi Conspiracy Thriller

“thousands, and perhaps millions, of people. It was a dream come true. “But,” she told me on the phone, “there’s one problem with your book.” “What’s that?” I said, my euphoria fading. “It’s too short. Can you add another fifteen thousand words?” Fifteen thousand more words? I was dumbfounded. I didn’t understand why I had to add 15,000 words to a book that seemed perfect as it was. “It has to do with the cost of paper,” Laura explained, "and retail price points, and so on.”
― Mike Wells, Wild Child, Book 1: A Teenage Sci-Fi Conspiracy Thriller