Jessica

“Why, if its going to be allright, do we see it getting worse every day?”
― Jeanne DuPrau, The City of Ember

“Unintended consequences, he thought miserably.
He was angry at his anger, the way it surged up
and took over.”
― Jeanne DuPrau, The City of Ember

“People in Ember rarely threw anything away. They made the best possible use of what they had.”
― Jeanne DuPrau, The City of Ember

“They lifted their faces to the astonishing warmth. The sky arched over them, a pale, clear blue. Lina felt as though a lid that had been on her all her life had been lifted off. Light and air rushed though her, making a song, like the songs of Ember, only it was a song of joy. She looked at Doon and saw that he was smiling and crying at the same time, and she realized that she was, too.”
― Jeanne DuPrau, The City of Ember