"One flub, one little mistake, could ruin everything."
- Embee
"I felt my eyes widen slightly, feeling like the kid of the group who didn’t understand anything and was a pain to have around."
"Honestly, I’m sorry you have no more power over me, but I’m not scared of you anymore. It’s just not worth my time."
"I can’t tell you the things I know,” I repeated. “Why not?” “They aren’t my secrets to tell."
"Taylor,” Nathan said, “Why didn’t you take the rest of us?” “I didn’t want to put you in danger,” she said. “Gee, thanks,” I said. “Hey, I brought Jayden, remember? He insisted on bringing you.” “Gee,..."
"His hair was red, and his eyes were a color blue that put the ocean to shame."
"Paige cleared her throat. “Hey, Taylor?” “What?” she snapped. “Um...he...maybe he can help us?” “He doesn’t seem very helpful,” Taylor said grumpily."
"Taylor, listen to me. I could tell you that it’s okay. That she wasn’t a wonderful person, or I didn’t love her. I could tell you that she’s happier now, and her life would’ve been sad and filled with..."
"The Didots created happiness and power, or in this case, pain and sadness...but only within its subject’s mind. The power it held was real, but it was not a physical power. It was the power of persuas..."
"From the moment I met Christina Georgia, I knew why Mr. Bradshaw had chosen her. She was incredibly smart and thoughtful, and her emerald green eyes were huge and wise. Her wispy blond hair was beauti..."