The only thing really valuable to us any more is the element of surprise.

He started a brief staring contest, which was apparently his new method of persuading her to agree to his point of view without the hassle of actually yelling.

When you know that there’s no future, the only thing that’s interesting any more is the past.

I don’t think there are any true heroes. Just people who ignore their survival instincts long enough to do something incredibly foolhardy.

Our secrets aren’t really so secret, if you know where to look.

I think about the legacy we’re leaving behind all the time: pollution and plastic and buildings and everything else. As one of the last humans, my choices and decisions are imbued with the full weight of the billions of lives that came before me. It feels like my ancestors are watching me, waiting to see how I ensure their legacy, how I remember them.

Are you absolutely certain this is safe?” Matthew Galloway asked, peering suspiciously out over the lake.

There’s no finish line you need to cross to have lived a worthy life, Lowrie. You don’t need to achieve anything if you don’t want to.

I’ve got the half-real fear that creeps up on you in the middle of the night, making you think that there is a monster in your room.

I just want someone who holds on. Someone who won’t ever let me go, whatever tries to tear us apart. Is that too much to ask?