Erica Lindquist Quotes & Sayings

Thorn grunted and the metal control fell from his spasming fingers. It bounced across the dusty concrete and I stomped down as hard as I could. I felt more than heard the metallic crunch under my boot. Another irreplaceable artifact ruined, courtesy of Julia Reed. — Erica Lindquist

Life is only as precious as what we will die for. — Erica Lindquist

These raids didn't usually end in violence, but people got emotional, and emotional people did stupid things. — Erica Lindquist

Nice work," I commented drily. "How old was that littlest one? Five? Did she put up a terrible fight?"
"I feared for my life," Zach said with a perfectly straight face. "You must be bored, Julia. You usually have a sharper sense of humor than that."
"Eat thorns."
"Well, it is about lunch time. Let's go grab a bite. — Erica Lindquist

There has to be beauty left in the world, Julia," said Kiyu. "Otherwise we have nothing. — Erica Lindquist

Not many people bothered to look for beauty beyond the greenhouses. They went about life with their heads down, just praying to get through the day, to feed themselves and their family. No one ever did anything to make it better. — Erica Lindquist

One of these days, I would doubt the Gardeners a little too much and Zach was going to play handball with my head. — Erica Lindquist

Death is just your body running out of ammunition. Slam in a fresh battery and keep fighting! — Erica Lindquist

Love is like nothing else. Without water, it will not wilt. Without food, it will not die. It will languor alone within, awaiting its chance to bloom. Sounds like a virus to me. — Erica Lindquist

Retreat isn't the same thing as running away. They're spelled completely differently. — Erica Lindquist

Thorn, Gardener, get it? More skeptical people tended to believe that the Thorn family simply named itself after their high position in the Gardeners. I had my own theory. I thought his name was Thorn because he's a giant prick. — Erica Lindquist