“I reach for her hand and wind my fingers through hers, turning them so the rain patters down onto her palm. I trace a circle there with my thumb, smoothing the water in her skin. I want to show her… — Amie Kaufman Copy Share Image
“More rain. If there's any more ran than this, I think, we'll need gills. We could swim up to the sky and leave this place with no need to wait for a rescue ship.” — Amie Kaufman Copy Share Image
“THE FIGHTERS ARE TINY. INSECTS, REALLY. BUT ANTS CAN SLAY AN ELEPHANT, IF THERE ARE ENOUGH OF THEM. ESPECIALLY ANTS ARMED WITH HIGH-YIELD EXPLOSIVES… — Amie Kaufman Copy Share Image
“There's no we here. You understand me? There's never going to be a we. There's just you and I.” — Amie Kaufman Copy Share Image
“AIDAN: The concept of fortune is nonsensical, but Kady is insisting I wish you both good luck anyway. AIDAN: So good luck, Hanna Donnelly.… — Amie Kaufman Copy Share Image
“Or else I'm dead, and I've ended up in hell after all, and it's an escape pod with Lilac LaRoux.” — Amie Kaufman Copy Share Image
“For a moment the image before us is frozen: our world, our lives, reduced to a handful broken stars half lost in uncharted space.… — Amie Kaufman Copy Share Image
“Because if someone had tried to save my father, I would’ve kept them hidden until the soldiers came to drag me from this house.” — Amie Kaufman Copy Share Image
“They engrave those callsigns on your coffin when you get X-ed out. Last thing you wanna picture when you imagine your send-off is a… — Amie Kaufman Copy Share Image
“And with no hope to hold it in check, grief finally steps out to take its place on the stage.” — Amie Kaufman Copy Share Image
“We’re in luck. This place looks like it’s terraformed. There must be sensors for checking the air quality outside.” “There are,” she agrees. “But the… — Amie Kaufman Copy Share Image
“But who names a starship the Icarus? What kind of man possess that much hubris, that he dares it to fall?” — Amie Kaufman Copy Share Image
