Home

The Rise Of Nine Quotes

The Rise Of Nine by Pittacus Lore

The Rise Of Nine Quotes
"Being hunted, you are constantly on guard. Who knows when the Mogadorians might appear."
"I wouldn’t be surprised if Marina sat down behind me in row seven, and Ella made her way back to row ten."
"The battle against an army of Mogadorians yesterday at the lake, the death of her Cêpan, finding her Chest – and now, it’s the first time in almost ten years that she’s left the town where she spent her childhood."
"I feel sorry for Marina. She was locked up in an isolated orphanage with a Cêpan who refused to train her."
"The Mogadorians will pay for what they’ve done. For taking so many whom we’ve loved, here on Earth and on Lorien."
"I’ve since flown dozens of times, and everything has gone fine."
"I’m not looking forward to feeling your symbol burned into my leg just yet, so grow up, stop being so naïve and think about more than yourself already."
"Sometimes, like in California, I didn’t even attend school, if Katarina thought it was safer."
"It’s not like you have an unlimited supply of either."
"‘What do you mean, "Not really"? You’ve either been on a plane, or you haven’t."
"Today’s not the day you get on a plane, but it is the day you’re going to start your training."
"I’ve been hearing things rustling in the trees outside the house, but I’m too weak to be alarmed."
"The immense amount of guilt I feel paralyzes me, until I finally fall asleep."
"‘He’s not changing ages, Ella. He’s changing into beasts and other beings."
"‘Everyone come to America ASAP. Setrákus Ra has shown his ugly face over here and we’re aiming to smash it in and take him down real soon."
"‘We’re going to wait until you feel better, whenever the hell that is, and then we’re going to meet up with the others and train until we’re ready."
"‘All right, all right. I know he wasn’t expendable, man. Sometimes it’s just easier to think of him that way, you know?"
"If I wanted to, I could kill you all in a matter of seconds. You’re damn lucky I’m being such a good boy. For now."
"‘It’s okay that you don’t know. I’ll show you whatever I can,’ Crayton says. ‘I’m not just Ella’s Cêpan now; I’m all of yours."
"We will not conquer our obstacles by running away from them. Speed does not matter, just that we do not stop."
"It doesn’t matter how slowly we go? This message brought to you from the guy who says very strange things happen at nightfall."
"The energy flowing through me is magnificent."
"‘You okay?’ Ella shouts. ‘I couldn’t see anything through the glasses.’"
"‘He’ll test you one at a time,’ says the commander."
"‘You don’t make the rules. Not for us,’ Six says."
"‘Congratulations,’ the commander says, still sitting calmly, Buddha-like."
"‘We’re done waiting,’ says Crayton, turning to the commander, jaw set and fists clenched by his side."
"I’ve been waiting a long time to meet you."
"This is your apartment? You can’t be serious."
"It’s weird, but from this height, everything looks fake."
"You’d be surprised how easy it was to buy all this stuff."
"Come on. You have a decision to make, an important one."
"It’s warm. And what, exactly, do you mean when you say it’s a door to the far corners of the Earth?"
"I can’t go anywhere I want. More like six or seven far-off places."
"I’m serious, Nine. That’s where we need to go. New Mexico."
"We need him, Marina. Just concentrate. You can do this."
"A deal’s a deal, man! We leave for Paradise in a couple hours."
"I didn’t have a vision too. We were in the same vision."
"I don’t like bullies. No one has a right to take or to hurt, just because they can."
"We will rise to the occasion. You will fight harder than you ever have. We're going to be a beast."
"I don’t care who promised what to who. You touch these kids again and I’ll break all your goddamn arms."
"You have no idea what he can do and you don’t want to know."
"I know what it’s like, on the road and on the run. It can be hard for a kid to figure out a way to get some cash."
"We three will stick together, we will keep trying and we will find Six."
"We will get to New Mexico, find Six, and we will continue to fight."
"We’re too strong now and we’re coming for you. Lorien will live again and we will stop you."
"I’m going to get you out of here, okay? I’m going to get you back to John."
"We’re coming together to defeat the Mogadorians and resurrect Lorien from its hibernation."
"I’m getting the hang of what it takes for me to go inside my head to communicate."
"That’s one hell of a Legacy you’ve got there."
"You can call me Marina. And I can breathe under water and see in the dark and heal the wounded."
"I wish there was time to talk to these people I’ve waited so long to find."
"I don’t believe anyone introduced us, proper like. It’s nice to officially meet you, sweetheart. I’m Nine."