“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
“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
“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
“Lina looked out at the lighted streets spreading away in every direction, the streets she knew so well. She loved her city, worn out and crumbling though it was.”
― The City of Ember
― The City of Ember
“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
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