Hope, as it turned out, dwindled like sand through an hourglass.
But hey, what’s life without a little adversity.
To my surprise, he laughed softly, pressing his hand to his head and tilting it back. My eyes fixed on the strong line of his jaw, where there was a small scar just below his right cheek. ‘Priyanka was right. I’m an idiot. You, on the other hand, are amazing.
The princess, the scoundrel, the farm boy. The senator, the smuggler, the dreamer. The Rebel leader, the captain, the pilot.
His presence was larger-than-life, bigger even than his physical body.
Black is the color that is no color at all.
La mejor manera de equilibrar el poder con el que hemos nacido es sacrificarse.
I need to get back.
These are the people we’re dealing with... This is reality. These are people who won’t hesitate to kill anyone who interferes with their orders. This is what hesitation has cost us. Revolutions are won with blood, not words. These photos have been out for days, and what have they done to get people involved – angry enough to stand up and protest? Nothing.
It’ll be enough for now. Don’t rush the horses.
Etta shifted in her seat, drawing a look of concern from Nicholas, who’d been studying his water for the entire duration of the conversation, as if he couldn’t quite believe there wasn’t dirt swimming in it.
Nico looked up at me, and I finally understood that he was waiting for Jude, not for Clancy.
Jesus,” one of the agents said. “This is... this is really the president’s kid?
There’s a difference between broken and ruined. With one, you can hope to piece the object back together, but the other- there’s just no coming back.
Ma’am, please,” the older man said, sparing a brief glance up at the heavens. “If I may, I would far prefer death by harpoon to death by grappling hook. Less of a mess for the men to clean up after, believe me.
Nicholas had not seen such a look of unwelcome surprise on his captain’s face since the time their former cook announced he had served the crew stewed rat instead of salted beef.
Go ahead, then.” Clancy’s teeth were stained with blood as he smiled. “Finish it. I finished what I came to do. And you all-” He turned toward the huddled masses of kids around him, his eyes focusing on Nico. The boy trembled under the intensity of his gaze. “You all can thank me when you can still fight back. I saved us. I SAVED US.
I would have done anything, anything, to take the weight of that pain off her shoulders before it crushed her into dust. But I knew better; there was no real relief from it. You just had to be willing to let the people around you serve as supports, and take their share of it when it seemed too much, too heavy, to hold on your own.
Possibility... it is said that there is time enough for every purpose and so you must believe that there is a time for you.
If I could pluck this moment out of time and keep us here forever, I would.