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> [“I’ve been thinking about that book about the boys who crash on an island,” Mary Lou said to Adina one afternoon as they rested on their elbows taking bites from the same papaya. “Lord of the Flies. What about it?”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/i-ve-been-thinking-about-that-book-about-the-boys-who-crash-on-an/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

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> [“I've been thinking about that book about the boys who crash on the island…Lord of the Flies what about it…You know how you said it wasn't a true measure of humanity since there were no girls and you wondered how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/i-ve-been-thinking-about-that-book-about-the-boys-who-crash-on-the/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

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## More by Libba Bray

> [“I have never felt more ridiculous. If this is what it means to be a woman I am not the slightest bit interested.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/i-have-never-felt-more-ridiculous-if-this-is-what-it-means-to-be-a/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

> [There are no safe choices. Only other choices.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/there-are-no-safe-choices-only-other-choices/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

> [“The King of Crows raked his fingers across the dark until it bled. He licked the blood from his fingers with a forked tongue.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/the-king-of-crows-raked-his-fingers-across-the-dark-until-it-bled-he/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

> [It is how it has always been. We will accept the legacy of our ancestors,' Asha says, smiling, and in her smile I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/it-is-how-it-has-always-been-we-will-accept-the-legacy-of-our/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

> [The trouble with morning is that it comes well before noon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/the-trouble-with-morning-is-that-it-comes-well-before-noon/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

> [“Spare a copper for our cause?" the girl with the coin cup asks, her voice weary. "I can spare more than that," I say.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/spare-a-copper-for-our-cause-the-girl-with-the-coin-cup-asks-her/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

> [As one, they leap, laughing, and that is where we leave them - mouths open, arms spread wide, fingers splayed to take in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/as-one-they-leap-laughing-and-that-is-where-we-leave-them-mouths-open/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

> [I am for hockey. I find I should like to hit something with a stick. -Gemma Doyle Trilogy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/i-am-for-hockey-i-find-i-should-like-to-hit-something-with-a-stick/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

> [There are times when I wish I could go back and change the course of my life. Make different choices...But the past cannot be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/there-are-times-when-i-wish-i-could-go-back-and-change-the-course-of/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

> [“Sexuality is not meant to be this way - an honest, consensual expression in which a girl might take an active role when she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/sexuality-is-not-meant-to-be-this-way-an-honest-consensual-expression/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

> [There is no greater power on this earth than story.” Will paced the length of the room. “People think boundaries and borders build nations.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/there-is-no-greater-power-on-this-earth-than-story-will-paced-the/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

> [Heaven's brightest and best-loved angel, who was cast out for inspiring a rebellion against God. Having lost Heaven, Lucifer and his rebel angels vowed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/heaven-s-brightest-and-best-loved-angel-who-was-cast-out-for/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

> [“The light is so bright it hurts my eyes. But I don't dare close them. I won't. Instead, I try to adjust to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/the-light-is-so-bright-it-hurts-my-eyes-but-i-don-t-dare-close-them-i/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

> [“Miss Moore speaks slowly, deliberately. "I know because I read." She pulls back and stands, hands on hips, offering us a challenge. "May I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/miss-moore-speaks-slowly-deliberately-i-know-because-i-read-she-pulls/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

> [“Duff's little moans traveled up her spine, made her head buzz. And another thought grabbed hold: She was doing this. She had the power…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/duff-s-little-moans-traveled-up-her-spine-made-her-head-buzz-and/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

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