The Runner Quotes

“You don't have to get used to the world. The world has to get used to you. That's one way to look at it. Being shy is one thing. Being invisible is impossible”
― P.R. Black, The Runner

“They had ended their time on earth in terror. They had run, they had panicked, they had pleaded. And they had found no mercy. Only glee, or rage, or unimaginable lust”
― P.R. Black, The Runner

“All the way through her life, there had been no one to hold her hand. No one to put their hand to her back, when she was frightened. Her mother's love had been strong, but it had been smothering, in its way. She'd recognised that, but never shied away from it. So when Glenn's hand touched her back, briefly, she felt an absurd sense of gratitude”
― P.R. Black, The Runner

“The oak was coming into bud, but nothing about that scene or that tree suggested springtime, or rebirth, or any of the benefits of the season. It was an ugly tree, spectacular enough to take a picture of, but old, stunted and bloated”
― P.R. Black, The Runner

“It never occurred to Freya that she was lonely; just alone”
― P.R. Black, The Runner

“First there was an interview with the governor of the prison, a surprisingly dainty little woman who put Freya in mind of a bird of prey - intense, focused, but easily startled”
― P.R. Black, The Runner