“The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren't the master of yourself anymore. Anger is. And when anger is the boss, you get unintended consequences.”
― The City of Ember
― The City of Ember
“Lina loved her little sister so much that it was like an ache under her ribs.”
― The City of Ember
― The City of Ember
“There is so much darkness in Ember, Lina. It's not just outside, it's inside us, too. Everyone has some darkness inside. It's like a hungry creature. It wants and wants and wants with a terrible power. And the more you give it, the bigger and hungrier it gets.”
― The City of Ember
― The City of Ember
“What you need to learn, children, is the difference between right and wrong in every area of life. And once you learn the difference, you must always choose the right.”
― The City of Ember
― The City of Ember
“It would be something that another person had written down without understanding its significance; just a sentence or two that would be like a flash of light.”
― The City of Ember
― The City of Ember
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