Amanda

“Then I realize from the hollow sound of her gun's click that her gun isn't loaded. Apparently she just wants to slap me around with it.”
― Marie Lu, Legend

“...the smell that came out of the lorry was disgusting. Sour and rotten. 'Jesus, who's died?" he said. 'About four-fifth's of the population of the world' said Justin.
'Very funny”
― Charlie Higson, The Fear

“Openness is a habit you form over time, and not a switch you flip whenever you want to.”
― Veronica Roth, Four: A Divergent Story Collection

“Looking back now, I would say that this was one of the first valuable lessons I learned, and one that would be useful in my future line of work. Sometimes things go wrong. It is inevitable. But it is a mistake to waste time and energy worrying about events that you cannot influence. Once they have happened, let them go.”
― Anthony Horowitz, Russian Roulette