The Evertree Quotes

“Abeke stopped to smile at a little boy with dirty cheeks who stooped at the entrance of an alley, quietly watching them pass. As she did, the boy sneered at her, then spit in her direction before running off. She watched him go with her mouth open. “With my remarkable powers of perception,” Rollan said beside her, “I’m getting the very subtle hint that people might … possibly … not like us here. But it’s hard to tell.”
― Marie Lu, The Evertree

“Dying?” Rollan said. He hadn’t thought it would be as bad as that. The word seemed so final – the thought of their faithful rockback whales sacrificing themselves because of this journey hit him hard in the heart.”
― Marie Lu, The Evertree

“You keep using that word – I don’t think it means what you think it means.”
― Marie Lu, The Evertree

“in his mother’s arms, holding on for dear life. He was laughing. Crying? He didn’t care. “You’re here!” he said. Aidana didn’t answer. Maybe there wasn’t much that needed to be said, at least not yet. So she hugged him tight, and he returned the embrace. How long ago had it been since Rollan sat in a filthy dungeon cell, a lost orphan”
― Marie Lu, The Evertree