Amy Tintera Quotes & Sayings

I need you to be better," I said.
"You're really not concerned about him eating me?" he asked, holding his arm out again.
"It'll grow back in a minute."
"That's totally not the point. I'm traumatized. — Amy Tintera

Some of the Reboots were gazing at her with such awe and excitement that I wanted to slap them and tell them to stop being weird. — Amy Tintera

I probably love you," she said. I let out a surprised laugh. "Probably?" She laced our fingers together and tugged me toward the shuttle, glancing over her shoulder. "Probably. It's hard to tell with me, you know?" I laughed again. "I probably love you, too. — Amy Tintera

You're not who I thought you'd be, Cas."
"No?"
"Your so much better. — Amy Tintera

He made disgusted noises every time I touched him, so I fell entirely against him. He yelled and I ended up on the floor. It was not my most well-thought-out plan. — Amy Tintera

Thank you," he said when he released me. "For coming with me. For not giving me shit about wanting to see my parents." "I have most definitely given you shit." "Then thank you for giving me minimal shit. — Amy Tintera

Do that thing where you look blank, like you have no feelings at all.
I think that's just my face. — Amy Tintera

He turned to me. His expression was serious, but I liked how it softened slightly when he looked at me. Like the way he looked at me was different from how he looked at everyone else. — Amy Tintera

You were born useless, but you dont have to be helpless — Amy Tintera

Maybe 'coincidence' is another word for fate. — Amy Tintera

You smell so good,"
"No, I don't, I smell like death."
"You're crazy, you're not dead. You do not smell like death."
"I was dead a long time."
"And now you're not. Hence the alive smell. — Amy Tintera

I sort of liked the sound of bones breaking. It was like home. — Amy Tintera

Sex and love went together. Not here. The teenage hormones were still here, but the feelings were gone. — Amy Tintera

I still have the scars from when they captured me and beat me in the middle of the street."
"You don't get scars."
"Emotional scars then. — Amy Tintera

Want to dance?" He scooped me into his arms before I could reply. "We have music this time. And I don't have to punch you when we finish."
"You don't have to. But if I step on your feet too many times you can feel free. — Amy Tintera

A human would lie on the ground sobbing. A Reboot didn't acknowledge pain. — Amy Tintera

Hey, nice landing!" Addie called, and I turned to see her standing next to her shuttle, grinning.
I laughed and shrugged my shoulders. "They're all still alive!"
"Sort of a low bar you set for yourself, huh?" Beth asked, playfully punching my shoulder as I helped her out of the shuttle. — Amy Tintera

Fine, I said, holding my gun out. I didn't need it anyway. With the way the guy was shaking, I could take his gun, break his neck, and dance on the body in two seconds flat. — Amy Tintera

Now I was only confused as to why a person would want to kiss anyone but Callum. When he lifted his head from mine I — Amy Tintera

You could've at least let me know you weren't dead by the way. I was actually kind of sad about that."
"That's a pretty incredible sentiment, coming from you. — Amy Tintera

I think people immediately assumed I was yours so they stayed far away.' He met my eyes and smiled. 'I was. I am.' He leaned forward and brushed his lips to mine. 'Yours. — Amy Tintera

Are we going to do my leg next?" he asked. "Can I get some warning next time? A quick 'Hey I'm going to snap your bone with my bare hands right now. Brace yourself. — Amy Tintera

Kind, reasonable, thoughtful. It wasn't 'love' or an admission of wild, passionate feelings, but he realized he liked her three words more. 'Love' would have been easy, another easy lie in a long line of lies. 'Love' would be easy to dismiss. — Amy Tintera

Want to dance? We have music this time. And I don't have to punch you when we finish. — Amy Tintera

He would save her again, and again, no matter how angry he was with her. "Can — Amy Tintera

I plan, you do the punching people in the face part. — Amy Tintera

Don't make me punch you anymore, okay?" he whispered.
I nodded, opening my eyes.
"You have to punch other people, though. — Amy Tintera

Humans had a brightness to them, a glow that only death extinguished. — Amy Tintera

I stayed awake and kept watch. Plus you look all cute and nonlethal when you sleep. — Amy Tintera

The memory of how he felt when he cared about her was going to be the most painful thing after he began to hate her. — Amy Tintera

He had been willing to die because he refused to take a life.
But me, I contemplated shooting everyone. — Amy Tintera

Try not to scream when I break your bones. It bothers me. You can cry if you want; that's fine."
He burst out laughing. I didn't realize that was a funny statement.
"Got it," he said, trying unsuccessful to cover his grin. "Screaming, no. Crying, yes — Amy Tintera

Only for a minute. I'll be right back." He plopped the baby in her lap and hopped to his feet. Wren held her at arm's length and frowned. She did not appreciate that, because she immediately began wailing.
"Here," Wren said, thrusting her in my direction. "Take the mutant baby. — Amy Tintera

the only way to find peace was to kill everyone who threatened it. — Amy Tintera

Hadn't been expecting a thank-you. I wasn't even sure why I'd done it. I supposed he was my favorite HARC officer, but that was a bit like having a favorite vegetable. They were all pretty uninteresting. — Amy Tintera

It was true that all Reboots were attractive, in a way. After death, when the virus took hold and the body Rebooted, the skin cleared, the body sharpened, the eyes glowed. It was like pretty with a hint of deranged.
Although my hint was more like a generous serving. — Amy Tintera

Her smile faded to a more serious expression. "Is everything okay? With Callum?"
"Fine," I said, taking a bite of meat and avoiding her eyes.
"He's crazy about you, you know," she said softly, like I hadn't just told her things were fine. "I see other girls looking at him sometimes, and he doesn't even notice. He only sees you. — Amy Tintera

You underestimate yourself if you think any woman would have to pretend to have feelings for you. — Amy Tintera

Why is everyone hugging you? I asked.
I don't know. I'm likeable? — Amy Tintera

Of course I wasn't pretending!" The words exploded out of her before she could stop them. Heat spread across her cheeks.
Cas's mouth had been open, ready with a reply, and he snapped it shut.
She cleared her throat. She'd already embarrassed herself horribly, might as well finish it off. "I fully intended to ignore you, but it turns out you're very hard to ignore. I never pretended to feel anything for you, Cas. All of that was real, and definitely never part of the plan. And I should have ... " A lump formed in her throat, and she swallowed, her voice shaking. "I should have warned you about the attack. I should have trusted you. I'm sorry. — Amy Tintera

You have to wait for me. I'm leading."
"Why are you leading?"
"Because you have no idea what you're doing."
"Fair enough. — Amy Tintera

Maybe you need to take a look at who I am, instead of who you wish I were. — Amy Tintera