Horde Quotes
"I left without looking back. This wouldn’t be easy, but it was necessary."
"Into the dark I quickened my steps, eyes sharp for Freaks prowling beyond normal perimeters."
"The grass crisped under our feet, liberally sprinkled with early fallen fronds."
"I swore quietly, the worst word I’d learned during the summer patrols."
"Because I love you. Not just when it’s easy. All the time."
"The first time I saw that shade, I was fascinated, as nobody down below had it."
"If only he’d let me hold him or stroke his head, rub his shoulders. I knew I couldn’t make all bad things go away with a kiss, but it hurt not to be able to show how much I cared."
"Usually, I saw my life finishing on a bloody note, surrounded by Freaks. Until now, I’d always accepted the obligation to make that sacrifice for the good of the whole."
"Those rules didn’t apply anymore. I was allowed to want things. More, to strive for them."
"I wasn’t glad Fade had been hurt, only that he wasn’t lying to me. I shouldn’t have doubted even for a second. He never lied, even when it would be easier."
""What did you—" I cut the question, fearing the answer."
""I’m not letting the Freaks get the best of me.""
""It wasn’t good, but I could stand it. The memories flickered at the edges, and I kept shoving them back with that one bright moment, like you said.""
""I should have heard something," I said, clenching a fist."
""I wish I’d paid more attention to his stories, but the rest of us weren’t permitted to travel, even if we wanted to.""
""You have no idea how happy this makes me," I whispered."
""I promise I won’t go away again, even inside my head. And you tell me about the bad dreams from now on. Please don’t hide. Not from me.""
""I think we’ve lost if we don’t try," I said."
""You’re not as strong as I thought." "I know," I said miserably. "Silk always said that. She told me over and over that I have a Breeder’s heart, and I’ll never be a true Huntress.""
""Feel free to fuss a little. I wouldn’t mind.""
"I’m not from here, and I’m not one, really. I come and go like the wind."
"Whenever such things are created, bad men want to test them."
"It’s only a sure defeat when you stop trying."
"It makes you stupid, loud, and removes a good half of your coordination."
"You won’t be satisfied until I prove there’s no threat, will you?"
"Living down below, I wouldn’t have had that many years left anyway."
"What good were answers if I didn’t understand them?"
"It’s better to be out here, preparing to fight."
"We don’t want our enemy learning more about our ways, how to cow settlements into bending at the knee."
"So we fought on, poised on the razor’s edge."
"If you want something bad enough, you chase after it. You don’t wait for people to bring it to you."
"Some things can’t be made right… but it’s good that you want to."
"How long does avoidance work until the whole world is drowning in blood?"
"Somebody has to draw the line. And if not me, who?"
"People go about their lives, trying to be small, hoping the Freaks will kill someone else, attack another town."
"Maybe I wasn’t meant for a peaceful life, and I could accept that."
"It would end me to do nothing when I could fight."
"Just because I wanted something, it didn’t mean I could instantly achieve it."
"Part of me felt aggravated that he’d asked Fade, like he was in charge of who got to talk to me."
"Touch was a precious gift, and I didn’t offer it freely."
"I started believing there was no obstacle I couldn’t overcome, nobody I couldn’t turn to my will."
"I’d like to accept your offer of friendship, if it’s still open."
"If you ring it, the townsfolk will know it’s safe."
"We didn’t have any trained men or many weapons."
"You can’t have both fast and safe. It just isn’t possible."
"I couldn’t bear for so many people to die, if there was any way to prevent it."
"The townsfolk swallowed their tears, pretending their loved ones had gone to a better place."
"I’m sorry. That sounded presumptuous, didn’t it?"
"‘For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted."
"The spark that made him Stalker had gone, leaving a limp body in my arms."
"The world’s getting the better deal, her for me."
"This will be the biggest battle we’ve ever fought."
"Books people can borrow anytime they want?" I asked, impressed by the notion.
"Yes. I've read more than anyone I know." It wasn't a boast, just a statement.
"Thanks for telling me. I think I'd like to visit Rosemere someday."
"No offense, Deuce, but I hope you come as a traveler, not a Huntress."
"None taken. I don't wish war or hardship on the only peaceful place in the territories."
"I was wondering..." For the first time since I'd met him, Morrow seemed bashful.
"Somehow I doubt you’ll get the Muties to go along," Tegan said.
"Heroic stories aren’t supposed to end this way. The monsters never win."
"I wish there was a way to lure them into the water," I muttered.
"That would be a fantastic trick. But I don’t know if the river is big enough to drown that many monsters."
"My naming day came and went unnoticed. This year, there were no sweets or presents, no party."
"What’s it like to be born in a place where the people don’t need to be armed?"
"You might be onto something with that idea," Thornton said, doubtful.
"Would Rosemere welcome us? I know how your father feels about getting involved with outside affairs."
"Two hundred men is more than a few visitors," Morrow said quietly.
"The whole island, but Rosemere is the only settlement."
"I can’t find better terrain to face them. Water at our back is the best we can do."
"Me too. You should’ve told me you can’t swim!"
"I should’ve stayed close to you. When you went under, my life ended."
"Sometimes it seemed that the killing would never end."
"I can’t conceive of anything I’d like more. I loved everything about it."
"Never underestimate your importance, Millie."