The Rising Dark Quotes

“It’s been so long since anything really went my way that I can’t really remember what “easy” feels like anymore—maybe like breathing without inhaling the ash of the world burning around you”
― Alexandra Bracken, The Rising Dark: A Darkest Minds Collection

“Some guy on the radio called us the “lost generation” the other day. I wanted to find a payphone and a few quarters and tell that fool that we aren’t lost at all.

We’re exactly where they put us.”
― Alexandra Bracken, The Rising Dark: A Darkest Minds Collection

“I hesitate, hand on my seatbelt buckle. I know I need to get going somewhere, but—well, what’s the harm in scoping the area out? Making sure it’s as safe as Remy seems to think it is?
“All right, Remy,” I say, opening the door.
“Remy,” he shoots back. “Jesus, you can’t even remember my name? The sewers weren’t kind to you, were they?”
“Wait—what?” I ask, shutting the door, locking it. No one’s taking my Lucy.
He just looks exasperated, which just makes me confused.
“You called me Ruby,” Remy said, indignantly.
I stare at him. There’s a flutter of something wild, panicked in my chest I don’t understand and I don’t particularly want to examine. I’m tired and when I’m tired my tongue gets lazy. “Sorry. Tired. Idiot.”
― Alexandra Bracken, The Rising Dark: A Darkest Minds Collection

“Cellophane flowers of yellow and green…
And I can’t even help myself, I start laughing—I’m laughing and laughing and
laughing like an absolute crazy person, until the tears track down my face, because it has
to be a sign. I can’t believe it’s anything less. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. Of course.
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes
And she’s gone
The words echo in my mind, making it ache all over again. She’s gone.
Don’t go, don’t go, don’t go—I hate those words, I hate the magnetic pull of whatever it is I’ve forgotten, the regret waiting to make itself known.”
― Alexandra Bracken, The Rising Dark: A Darkest Minds Collection

“There’s something I forgot to do. I know I left something I didn’t mean to.But when I look back in the rear-view mirror, no one’s there. There’s nothing at all. Nothing.”
― Alexandra Bracken, The Rising Dark: A Darkest Minds Collection

“The new car’s a lot prettier than Lucy, my Sweet Caroline—she’s a newer sedan, and, if I’m being perfectly honest, is actually a little bit of a risk. She’s flashier than what I’d usually pick. I just couldn’t resist her gorgeous shade of ruby red.”
― Alexandra Bracken, The Rising Dark: A Darkest Minds Collection

“Er, um, well.” Most of the things coming out of my mouth are sounds, not words. Seems you spend enough time by yourself dumpster diving, you forget basic
human social skills”
― Alexandra Bracken, The Rising Dark: A Darkest Minds Collection

“I hesitate, hand on my seat belt buckle. I know I need to get going somewhere,
but—well, what’s the harm in scoping the area out? Making sure it’s as safe as Remy
seems to think it is?
“All right, Remy,” I say, opening the door.
“Remy,” he shoots back. “Jesus, you can’t even remember my name? The sewers
weren’t kind to you, were they?”
“Wait—what?” I ask, shutting the door, locking it. No one’s taking my Lucy.
He just looks exasperated, which just makes me confused.
“You called me Ruby,” Remy said, indignantly.
I stare at him. There’s a flutter of something wild, panicked in my chest I don’t understand and I don’t particularly want to examine. I’m tired and when I’m tired my tongue gets lazy. “Sorry. Tired. Idiot.”
― Alexandra Bracken, The Rising Dark: A Darkest Minds Collection

“Can’t seem to stop looking for their reflections behind mine in each window or glossy surface I pass.”
― Alexandra Bracken, The Rising Dark: A Darkest Minds Collection

“if we don’t feel any responsibility for each other, who’s ever going to care about us?”
― Alexandra Bracken, The Rising Dark: A Darkest Minds Collection

“I flick my turn signal on out of dumb habit, and because the end of the world’s no excuse for bad driving manners.”
― Alexandra Bracken, The Rising Dark: A Darkest Minds Collection