"They were like a brother and sister who, by some strange accident, happened not to have the same parents."
Chapter 1, Page 9

"When times were bad, they always recited all the good things they could think of."
Chapter 4, Page 25

"But he'd had Samuel to protect him then - Samuel to protect him, and Percy and Alia to cuddle with at night. His life had been cozy in the midst of death and horror."
Chapter 9, Page 49

"After Tiddy drove in past a guardhouse, a line of guards closed in across the road as quickly as a prison door slamming shut."
Chapter 16, Page 85

"There was no room for any hope now."
Chapter 21, Page 110

"We all have - we've either lost someone we loved or left someone behind or been through some terrible experience. Or maybe all of those."
Chapter 25, Page 133

"He says we've got to make the same decision that the...