Ruby Daly Quotes

They were never scared of the kids who might die, or the empty spaces they would leave behind. They were afraid of us-the ones who lived.

Alexandra Bracken

Kids, Space, Might

Alexandra Bracken (2016). “The Darkest Minds”, p.12, Hachette UK

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Dreaming led to disappointment, and disappointment to a kind of depressed funk that wasn’t easy to shake. Better to stay in the gray than get eaten by the dark.

Alexandra Bracken

Dream, Disappointment, Dark

Alexandra Bracken (2016). “The Darkest Minds”, p.31, Hachette UK

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Ghosts don't haunt people--their memories do.

Alexandra Bracken

Memories, People, Ghost

Alexandra Bracken (2016). “Never Fade”, p.117, Hachette UK

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The darkest minds never fade in the afterlight.

Alexandra Bracken

Mind, Fades, Never Fade

Alexandra Bracken (2016). “Never Fade”, p.553, Hachette UK

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Did you know...you make me so happy that sometimes I actually forget to breath? I'll be looking at you, and my chest will get so tight...and it's like, the only thought in my head is how much I want to reach over and kiss you.

Alexandra Bracken

Love, Kissing, Want

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A moment later, Liam's bright blue eyes opened, and he was seeing me. He just wasn't seeing Ruby.

Alexandra Bracken

Eye, Blue, Rubies

Alexandra Bracken (2016). “The Darkest Minds”, p.516, Hachette UK

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Maybe we had just gotten too used to being alone-- and maybe that needed to change.

Alexandra Bracken

Used, Needed

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—I don't want to lose you —Then why are you the one that keeps letting go?

Alexandra Bracken

Letting Go, Want, Loses

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Nope," he whispered, when I tried to tug it away. "Mine now.

Alexandra Bracken

Mines

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Breathing him in wasn't enough, I wanted to inhale him. The leather, the smoke, the sweetness.

Alexandra Bracken

Breathing, Enough, Leather

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