“Why, if its going to be allright, do we see it getting worse every day?”
― The City of Ember
― The City of Ember
“Unintended consequences, he thought miserably.
He was angry at his anger, the way it surged up
and took over.”
― The City of Ember
He was angry at his anger, the way it surged up
and took over.”
― The City of Ember
“People in Ember rarely threw anything away. They made the best possible use of what they had.”
― The City of Ember
― 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.”
― The City of Ember
― The City of Ember
“Wouldn't it be strange, she thought, to have a blue sky? But she liked the way it looked. It would be beautiful - a blue sky.”
― The City of Ember
― The City of Ember
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