“You need to be able to control it, otherwise it'll always control you," he said. "It'll scare you and manipulate you until… — Alexandra Bracken Control Copy Share Image
“I thought I had escaped the monsters, that I'd left them locked up behind an electric fence. But the shadows were alive,… — Alexandra Bracken Alexandra-bracken Copy Share Image
“Come on, you’ll feel better after you get food and some sleep." "That won’t solve anything, either." "I know," he said, "but… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
Dear Dad, When you sent me to school that morning, I thought you loved me. But now I see you for what… — Alexandra Bracken Dad Copy Share Image
“There was something else that Hall used to say–that life itself was uncertainty, and the only remedy to its madness was to… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
“I'm thinking that it's frustrating to feel like I know certain parts of you so well, but others parts of you..." What… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
“What had Miss Finch said, all those years ago? That there were no do-overs, no comebacks? That once someone was gone, they… — Alexandra Bracken Dead flowers Copy Share Image
The powers of the teenagers in 'The Darkest Minds' were always meant to represent that inherent drive that young people have to… — Alexandra Bracken Change Copy Share Image
“It wasn't so much that I couldn't talk about it; it was that I didn't want to. Not right then. I knew… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
“At one point, his eyes flashed toward mine in the rearview mirror. It was just for an instant, but I felt the… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
We have no idea, but its not like we're going to win any awards for normalcy anytime soon. So you get into… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
In 'The Darkest Minds,' Zu's trauma manifests in her choosing to remain silent. It's her one small way she can feel in… — Alexandra Bracken Control Copy Share Image
“Hadn't he shown me, time and time again, that he was willing to be my friend if I was willing to let… — Alexandra Bracken Friendship Copy Share Image
“Who says I would have?" I knew he meant it cruelly, that it was a weak moment and all he wanted was… — Alexandra Bracken Time Copy Share Image
“The only thing worse than being without you would have been watching them break you day after day, until you weren’t yourself… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
“I tried telling myself it wasn’t because of me, but there are some thoughts that live in your mind like a chronic… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
You're a wizard," I snapped. "Can't you just use magic to make your own food?" "Ah, yes," he retorted. "Because mud pies… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
“I didn’t need to be liked. I didn’t need friends, and I centrainly didn’t need the kid trying to guild me into… — Alexandra Bracken Cold Copy Share Image
“I guess I don't see what's so insulting about being called a girl. The two of you seem to do okay when… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
He held me against him gently, as if I was glass - as if I could shatter and fall away from him… — Alexandra Bracken Breathless Copy Share Image
“You just had to be willing to let the people around you serve as supports, and take their share of it when… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
“I feel like I'm losing my damn mind, like your face has been carved into my heart, and I don't remember when,… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
“Some spent so long outside of their own heads that they couldn't function right when they finally had to return their own.” — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
“That was a very moving speech, Trust Fund," I said. He flinched at the name. "But I'd prefer you tell me why… — Alexandra Bracken Alexandra-bracken Copy Share Image
