The Girl in the Box Quotes

“You stand at the edge of the rest of your life. The decisions you make now affect everything from here on. Gone are the times when simple and inconsequential matters governed your life. It is now the time for you to choose who you want to be, what you want to stand for, and what you want your life to reflect.”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3

“Most people are trapped in their towns, or their jobs, or their way of life. We go through life in our little boxes until we find ourselves in the last one, buried in the ground.”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3

“I’ve lived my entire life without the approval of any of these people. I suspect I can live the rest of it the same.”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3

“You cannot control bad things that happen to you any more than you can control the weather. It’s less about the things that happen and more about how you react to them.”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3

“Sometimes you feel like you’re in control and in charge of your life and everything is grand. Other times you feel powerless and insignificant.”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3

“We’re three of a kind—you, me and her.” Her hand found its way to her chest. “But where are my manners? I’m your aunt, Charlene—but you can call me Charlie.” Her smile was ten thousand watts, bright and vibrant. “I’m here to help you.”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3

“Bad things happen to all of us. You cannot control bad things that happen to you any more than you can control the weather. It’s less about the things that happen and more about how you react to them.”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3

“We want to know—” she focused on me—“what you’re capable of, and frankly, we’d like you to join us.”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3

“Yeah, there’s a scale – some metas are stronger than others.” He looked up at the bench still balanced on my shoulder. “That’s why Ariadne wants to test you. Even without knowing what your other powers are, knowing your strength could give some insight into what kind of meta you are.”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3

“I don’t leave the house, ever.”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3

“I am death. My touch brings it. Where Kat Forrest was a tanned, lovely, blond-haired princess of life, I was a dark-haired, pale-skinned angel of death. Her green eyes represented life; my bluer ones represented winter and the end of that life. Worse”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3

“Could´t decide whether I wanted to kiss hi mor slap him, then remembered that they´d both have roughly the same effect.”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3

“I sensed them creeping around in the living room as my body shot to instant wakefulness. It probably sounds weird, but I could hear them breathing”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3

“Every human struggles to find their place in the world. Sometimes you feel like you’re in control and in charge of your life and everything is grand. Other times you feel powerless and insignificant.”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3

“I walked to the door at six, knocked on the steel and waited for it to slide open. When it did, the same guy that had told me that he wasn’t my serving wench became my bitch instead, and I battered him against the opposite wall with a single punch.”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3

“I've only met Reed twice," I said. Kind of sad, but that made him my oldest friend. "And I have no idea who this new guy is. Just for the record, I'm calling him 'Full Metal Jackass' because he's a sucker-punching douchebag, and I hop you'll join me in that by putting it on his official file or threat designator or whatever you use to keep track of metas that cross you."
"Duly noted. We have concerns." She folded her hands again.
"So do I," I agreed. "Most of them involve your fashion sense, with a few left to spare for the armor-clad whackjob that b**** slapped me around a parking lot this morning.”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3

“Ones that are bitter and hurting tend to be the ones that push others away, sometimes with their actions, sometimes with their barbed tongues.”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3

“Let me take the responsibility a thousand times before you hand it off to someone else who will screw it up. I won’t stand by and take dumb orders. I did what I thought—what I knew was right.”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3

“Self-involved people don’t tend to make the best friends because they’re too busy thinking of their problems. Ones that are bitter and hurting tend to be the ones that push others away, sometimes with their actions, sometimes with their barbed tongues. “So congrats.” He clapped twice for me. “You had a bad past. You’ve got stuff going on right now that I wouldn’t want to have happen to me. But everything you’re doing that’s alienating people around you is because you’re so busy worrying about who to trust that you’re missing how trust gets built. You’re missing how to connect with people on a basic level and get to know them—and you’re giving up the possibility of a future because you’re stuck”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3

“I’ve lived my entire life without the approval of any of these people. I suspect I can live the rest of it the same.” I stabbed another piece of beef. “Especially considering how short it’s likely to be.”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3

“When he heard me enter he turned and pushed his glasses back up his nose and looked through them at me.”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3

“Ever been in a fight that gets really emotional, and you may have been feeling absolutely wonderful five minutes earlier but suddenly you’re just exhausted?”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3

“And you are more important to us than a hundred agents.”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3

“Not exactly how I pictured my first time out of the house: I assumed I would run barefoot through a meadow, with the sun shining bright above, the warmth on my skin, bright colored flowers and green fields around me. Silly, clichéd, I know. But that’s what I wanted.”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3

“When your only human experience in life is through the TV, it warps your sense of reality.”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3

“My conclusion – it’s a big, bright world out there. Really damned bright, in fact. Blinding.”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3

“What does it say about me that I haven’t seen a living human being other than Mom in twelve years and my first instinct is to knock them unconscious?”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3

“I’m a seventeen-year-old girl (eighteen in a month, and I guess I’d say woman, but I don’t feel like one – is that weird?)”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3

“I sensed them creeping around in the living room as my body shot to instant wakefulness. It probably sounds weird, but I could hear them breathing and an unfamiliar scent filled the air, something brisk and fresh, that brought with it a chill that crept into my room. They did not speak.”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3

“It’s been like...months, since any of us fought,” I said. “And keep your temper in check.” Ariadne looked daggers at me. “Are we clear?” “Like Saran wrap, but without the flexibility.” I smiled at her.”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3