Prodigy Quotes
"I gently tap his hand. 'Are you okay?' That’s become my constant question."
"Nightmares about being the Republic’s most wanted criminal."
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the great Republic of America, to our Elector Primo, to our glorious states, to unity against the Colonies, to our impending victory!"
"The Patriots know how you’ve suffered—we’ve all seen the sacrifices you’ve made for your family, the pain the Republic has caused you."
"I’ve never met such a sunshine-and-rainbows pair of slum sector cons."
"He’s probably gonna give ya some trouble, so just try to stay on his good side, yeah?"
"For years. They’ve probably gotten a good hundred miles in from where the Republic claims the Colorado line is."
"You think we’d be using these if the Republic knew about them?"
"But deep down, I wanted to. I have never kept anything from Commander Jameson."
"Metias loved you, and did so much for you. But you still turned him in?"
"I’m here for the money, kid, and as long as I keep getting my cash, I’ll do whatever I can to help stitch the United States back together."
"I'm sorry, Daniel," he whispers. He sounds tired. "I’ve been called back to the warfront."
"You need to get back in the house right now. Don’t let the street police see you causing a scene."
"I’m sorry to hear that," I whisper. "And about your mother."
"I wasn’t a fan of him, per se, although he was certainly impressive."
"I’ll do what I can. How do you open this cylinder?" I ask again.
"He never should have been taken in the first place. I’ll release him along with any others being used along the warfront."
"Everyone needs to get in trouble at least once in college, right?"
"You’ve been with the Patriots for the last two weeks?"
"I’m fine, cousin. Seriously. You’re safe, I’m safe, the Patriots are on track, and they’ll help me find Eden."
"How could you even say that? We grew up on the streets together. You have any idea what that means to me?"
"Soldiers are inspecting the cars some fifty feet away."
"Everything whizzes past us in a surreal fog."
"Your run up there on the roofs was pretty amazing."
"In the chaos of the burning fire and shouting of troops, we slip away."
"The thing is—over time, the laws evolved and twisted."
"My eyes wander over to where Anden is on his balcony; even he’s looking at me now."
"But this time, I stand my ground. I’m tired of running."
"You don’t want an uprising, do you, Congress?"
"If you don’t, I will call your people to action, and you will have a revolution on your hands."
"But probably not the kind you were hoping for."
"I wouldn’t do that," I shout in the direction that the lone bullet had come from.
"I’ve fought the same injustices that you’re here to protest right now. I’ve suffered the same things you’ve suffered."
"You are all, every single one of you, a hero."
"The sea of people and their deafening roars are overwhelming."
"Your enemy is the Republic’s way of life, the laws and traditions that hold us down."
"He wants to fight for you, just as I fight for you, but first he needs you to give him that chance."
"Then raise your voices for your Elector, as I have, and he will raise his for you!"
"I don’t want to see the Republic collapse. I want to see it change."
"You were born to shake the Republic. June, there is no one better."
"I’ve never actually seen him dressed up in any kind of formal attire, let alone formal soldier attire."
"I can taste the good-bye on his lips, and now I can no longer hold back my tears."