--- title: "3 Dystopian Quotes By Summer Lane" description: "3 Dystopian quotes by Summer Lane. Plus more from Summer Lane and more Dystopian sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6c/summer-lane-25670_dystopian_what-s-your-name-i-ask-again-chris-he-sa_1039324.jpg" --- > [“What’s your name?” I ask again. “Chris,” he says. “Chris Young.” I exhale dramatically, blowing my bangs out of my eyes. “I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/summer-lane/what-s-your-name-i-ask-again-chris-he-says-chris-young-i-exhale/) [Summer Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/summer-lane/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6c/summer-lane-25670_dystopian_what-s-your-name-i-ask-again-chris-he-sa_1039324.jpg) > [“I’ve never been on a bike,” I say. “I mean, I’ve been on a bike but not a motorcycle.” “And why is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/summer-lane/i-ve-never-been-on-a-bike-i-say-i-mean-i-ve-been-on-a-bike-but-not-a/) [Summer Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/summer-lane/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18e/summer-lane-25670_adventure_i-ve-never-been-on-a-bike-i-say-i-mean-i_1776743.jpg) > [“I don’t know how it happened. Nobody does. There are only theories, empty rhetoric and doomsday prophecies. None of them are right,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/summer-lane/i-don-t-know-how-it-happened-nobody-does-there-are-only-theories/) [Summer Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/summer-lane/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/780/summer-lane-25670_doomsday_i-don-t-know-how-it-happened-nobody-does_2759254.jpg) ## Other authors on Dystopian - [Laura Kreitzer 45 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dystopian/laura-kreitzer/) - [Therisa Peimer 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dystopian/therisa-peimer/) - [Quoleena Sbrocca 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dystopian/quoleena-sbrocca/) - [Rie Warren 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dystopian/rie-warren/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-a-r-merrydew-34042.jpg) A.R. Merrydew 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dystopian/a-r-merrydew/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-veronica-roth-93385.jpg) Veronica Roth 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dystopian/veronica-roth/) - [Richard Due 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dystopian/richard-due/) ## More by Summer Lane > [“Grief is like an ocean. It comes in waves - some waves are bigger than others and you cannot prepare for it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/summer-lane/grief-is-like-an-ocean-it-comes-in-waves-some-waves-are-bigger-than/) [Summer Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/summer-lane/) > [“This is a kiss worthy of a blood-soaked battlefield, a kiss born out of tragedy and misery and death and loss. A kiss that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/summer-lane/this-is-a-kiss-worthy-of-a-blood-soaked-battlefield-a-kiss-born-out/) [Summer Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/summer-lane/) > [“I didn't care, because I loved him, and that was the end of every argument and the beginning of every promise.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/summer-lane/i-didn-t-care-because-i-loved-him-and-that-was-the-end-of-every/) [Summer Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/summer-lane/) > [“I can take you,” I reply. “But if you try anything, I’ll shoot you right between the eyes. Seriously.” He almost smiles. “Yes, ma’am.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/summer-lane/i-can-take-you-i-reply-but-if-you-try-anything-i-ll-shoot-you-right/) [Summer Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/summer-lane/) > [“She’s got the kind of exotic beauty I always dreamed about. But really, who cares about stuff like that anymore? Being pretty isn’t going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/summer-lane/she-s-got-the-kind-of-exotic-beauty-i-always-dreamed-about-but-really/) [Summer Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/summer-lane/) > [“What’s your name?” I ask again. “Chris,” he says. “Chris Young.” I exhale dramatically, blowing my bangs out of my eyes. “I can take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/summer-lane/what-s-your-name-i-ask-again-chris-he-says-chris-young-i-exhale/) [Summer Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/summer-lane/) > [“Things used to be easy. Flip a switch? On goes the light. Press a button? You’re calling your parents. Swipe a credit card? You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/summer-lane/things-used-to-be-easy-flip-a-switch-on-goes-the-light-press-a-button/) [Summer Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/summer-lane/) > [“You're staring at me." "I am not. I'm just... thinking. Without blinking.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/summer-lane/you-re-staring-at-me-i-am-not-i-m-just-thinking-without-blinking/) [Summer Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/summer-lane/) > [“Despite everything, every piece of Alaska sang to me. I remembered every curve in the trails, every tree in the forest. It was familiar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/summer-lane/despite-everything-every-piece-of-alaska-sang-to-me-i-remembered/) [Summer Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/summer-lane/) > [“Outside, the dogs whine over the wind. They sense the wolves - they sense the wild. It calls to them, like it calls to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/summer-lane/outside-the-dogs-whine-over-the-wind-they-sense-the-wolves-they-sense/) [Summer Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/summer-lane/) > [“Your traveling companion, the soldier, is well trained. The two of you were planning something, weren't you?" "Planning what? An evil scheme to steal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/summer-lane/your-traveling-companion-the-soldier-is-well-trained-the-two-of-you/) [Summer Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/summer-lane/) > [“I’ve never been on a bike,” I say. “I mean, I’ve been on a bike but not a motorcycle.” “And why is that?” he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/summer-lane/i-ve-never-been-on-a-bike-i-say-i-mean-i-ve-been-on-a-bike-but-not-a/) [Summer Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/summer-lane/) > [“We'll fight,' I interrupt. 'And if we die, that's how it ends. Fighting. With purpose.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/summer-lane/we-ll-fight-i-interrupt-and-if-we-die-that-s-how-it-ends-fighting/) [Summer Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/summer-lane/) > [“Chris hops out of the vehicle, wearing a tight black tee. He pulls his hair back and throws his backpack over his shoulder, looking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/summer-lane/chris-hops-out-of-the-vehicle-wearing-a-tight-black-tee-he-pulls-his/) [Summer Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/summer-lane/) > [“Alaska was the cure to the disease of my despair.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/summer-lane/alaska-was-the-cure-to-the-disease-of-my-despair/) [Summer Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/summer-lane/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dystopian/summer-lane/#itemlist", "name": "3 Dystopian Quotes By Summer Lane", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“What’s your name?” I ask again. “Chris,” he says. “Chris Young.” I exhale dramatically, blowing my bangs out of my eyes. “I can take you,” I reply. “But if you try anything, I’ll shoot you right between the eyes. 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