The Citizen Quotes

“I know who you are, Miss Robson. And I know the terror you will unleash if I don't stop you. I have spent my whole life preparing for you.'

'You're not making any sense.'

'That's because you don't know everything yet. And even though it's tempting for me to justify myself...I will risk being misunderstood. Because I have this opportunity to stop it all before it begins.”
― E.B. Dawson, The Citizen

“Her heart thudded dully against the barrel of her hollow chest, sending an eerie drumbeat, as lifeless as it was regular, through the subconscious of the jungle. In response, the jungle wept slick, muddy tears.”
― E.B. Dawson, The Citizen

“The fire from last night had suffered a slow death, leaving its memory behind in a delicate dance of mute smoke.”
― E.B. Dawson, The Citizen

“The incessant chirping of the frogs and cicadas coaxed her heartbeat down from its frenzy. The darkness here did not tell secrets.”
― E.B. Dawson, The Citizen

“There might be peace in the jungle, but it was a rare, vicious peace--accustomed to pain and death.”
― E.B. Dawson, The Citizen