Breathe Quotes

“I allow myself to be right here, in the moment, savouring the peace. All the millions and millions of stars remind me, too, how small and fragile I am. And unimportant, really. If this branch were to creak and moan and break under my weight, and I were to plummet to the ground, the stars in the sky would continue to decorate the world. And even if the last tree disappears from our planet, the stars will still be up there.”
― Sarah Crossan, Breathe

“Breathing is a right, not a privilege, so I’m stealing it back. I’m nervous, but I’m not scared.”
― Sarah Crossan, Breathe

“Authenticity!' Petra declares. 'We do not want it to look staged, do we? Anyway, they should count themselves lucky. Levi offered to break a couple of arms.'
'A couple of legs,' Levi corrects, Roxanne titters, though i have no idea why this is funny.
'So i'd say a punch and a scratch from a nine-year-old was getting off lightly,' Petra says.”
― Sarah Crossan, Breathe

“And she’s got these eyes.” He pauses and shakes his head disbelievingly. “She has eyes? Wow!”
― Sarah Crossan, Breathe

“I’ve been protecting your way of life. Do you think it’s easy to keep the Premiums in power? It isn’t. And you have the audacity to judge me? You enjoy all the pleasures of my work and now you question the way in which those pleasures have been secured. Every fine piece of clothing you’ve worn in your life and every gourmet meal, all the air you breathe has been possible because of what I do.”
― Sarah Crossan, Breathe