Boy Robot Quotes

“Like the world is more than me, more than us. Like there’s this whole magical, vast expanse of wonder out there that we never take the time to appreciate. Like if we all stopped to have moments like these, to look at views like this, the world would be a better place. Sometimes it’s good to step back and realize how small and insignificant you are in the grand scheme of things. It forces you to not take anything for granted. It’s what I imagine standing at the edge of the ocean is like.”
― Simon Curtis, Boy Robot

“They expected her to kill. It’s what they’d trained her for. Her team was the deadliest—capable of wiping out entire cities, just the four of them. The”
― Simon Curtis, Boy Robot

“Isaak, you are currently a member of what is essentially the most endangered species on the planet. A species that is being hunted viciously by the most powerful military force on Earth. You belong to a group of beings who eat and breathe and think exactly like those who are hunting them, yet have been—in fear of their superiority—deemed unworthy of the right to live. You are currently facing genocide.” Her voice rises, and I see her knuckles tense around the steering wheel. “Fuck karma.” The”
― Simon Curtis, Boy Robot

“He stepped inside, saw his mother lying in the white bed, her skin as white as the walls and sheets surrounding her, and his heart stopped. He sat down, grabbed hold of her hand, and desperately tried to catch his breath. He had to tell her something. He wet his lips and swallowed. “I love you.” She looked at him and her eyes rose in a feeble attempt at a smile that her mouth didn’t have the strength to make. A single tear rolled down her cheek as a faint whisper of a breath passed through her colorless lips. The”
― Simon Curtis, Boy Robot

“I can’t help but keep the look of disappointment off my face. There’s an open trunk of superweapons in front of me and I get stuck with a wind stick.”
― Simon Curtis, Boy Robot

“Your ex-cop son. The failure.” He raised a shaky finger and pointed at Daisy. “I couldn’t even make a fucking kid right.” Alice”
― Simon Curtis, Boy Robot

“You guys have changed not only my life, but the lives of every person you’ve come into contact with here. I think I speak for all of us when I say you deserve this moment to shine.” With”
― Simon Curtis, Boy Robot

“I wonder how much of my humanity I’m allowed to retain now that I’m a Robot. I am a Robot. The”
― Simon Curtis, Boy Robot

“She curled up, clutched her aching stomach with her freezing arms, and sobbed so hard she shook against the concrete, wishing, hoping, and praying that she wouldn’t wake up in the morning. The”
― Simon Curtis, Boy Robot

“There was so much happening, so fast, she couldn’t feel anything at all. More numbness. Only this time she knew there would be nothing after it subsided. Only death. A deep, eternal void. They”
― Simon Curtis, Boy Robot

“Do you know”—she began to wheeze between the words—“that I begged your mother not to have you. I begged . . . and pleaded . . . to scramble you up and pull you out . . . before you ruined her life.” Her grandmother took a hit from the oxygen tank. “You were a disgrace to this family before you even popped out . . . and if I could change one thing in my life . . . I’d go back . . . and pull you out with my bare hands . . . before you were able to kill my baby girl.” She heaved into the mask. “You killed my baby . . . ruined what was left of my life . . . and I will never . . . forgive you.” She gripped the wheels of her chair and began to scoot away. “I should’ve left you . . . in a dumpster.” Even”
― Simon Curtis, Boy Robot

“Her favorite was named V. Her hair was buzzed and her arms were covered in tattoos. No matter how many others she drew, she always came back to V. To draw V fighting new villains, overcoming some new obstacle, or just her, standing there, embodying everything she wished she could be. She was so badass. Her”
― Simon Curtis, Boy Robot